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Comparision of experiences of caring parent-in-law in Korean families among daughters-in-law from Korea, China and Japan

한국, 중국, 일본 며느리의 한국에서의 부양 경험

  • Received : 2014.06.18
  • Accepted : 2014.08.20
  • Published : 2014.08.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine experiences of caring parents-in-law in Korea among daughters-in-law who are currently caring their parents-in-law while living with them, or have experienced such care-giving, and who have been married for at least 5 years. Daughters-in-law this study deals with are from three countries: Korean women, Chinese and Japanese women who immigrated to Korea by getting married with Korean husbands. To find out those women who can express their experiences clearly, this study used an intentional sampling method where this study asked the Multicultural Family Support Center to recommend five Chinese and five Japanese housewives who matched the following qualifications: those who have experiences of caring their parents-in-law at home, who have lived in Korea for at least five years, and who had no difficulty in expressing their opinions in Korean language. Korean married women were recommended by the neighbors. This study conducted in-depth interviews to those 15 housewives from Korea, china, and Japan. Before doing the interview, this study gave explanation of the contents and aims of this study to those interview participants over phone, and got the written consent from each of the women. To analyze the interview data, Colaizzi's phenomenological method was used. The emergent themes identified in the findings were as follows: 'positive perception of traditional nature of filial duty', 'help and encouragement by those who are nearby', 'exhausting marriage life', 'Korean family culture that is hard to adapt to', and 'unreasonable male-focused patriarchal culture.'

본 연구는 시부모를 동거부양하고 있거나 그러한 경험이 있으며 혼인연령이 5년 이상 된 한국의 기혼여성, 결혼이주 중국여성, 결혼이주 일본여성을 대상으로 하여 한국에서의 시부모부양경험을 파악하는데 연구의 목적이 있다. 부양경험을 잘 표현할 수 있는 대상자를 포함하기 위해 의도적 표집을 사용하였다. 결혼이주 중국여성과 일본여성의 경우, 다문화가족지원센터에 등록된 결혼이주여성 중 비교적 한국어 의사소통이 원활하고, 혼인연령이 5년 이상 되었으며, 시부모와 부양경험이 있는 여성을 국가별로 5명 이상씩 추천받았고, 한국 기혼여성의 경우 주변의 추천을 받았다. 연구 예비 참여자에게 전화로 연구취지를 설명하고 연구 동의를 구하였으며, 연구 참여에 동의한 대상자에게 서면으로 동의서를 받고 심층면담을 진행하였다. 심층면접 내용의 분석을 위해서는 Colaizzi의 현상학적 연구 방법을 선택하였다. 연구결과 본질주제는 '효 문화의 전통성에 대한 긍정적 인식', '주변의 도움과 격려', '고단한 시집살이', '적응하기 어려운 한국의 가족문화', '남성 중심적인 불합리한 가부장적 문화'였다.

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