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A Study on the Enhancement of Social Adaptation of North Korean Defectors

북한이탈주민의 남한사회적응력 향상 방안연구

  • 한지은 (IDAS, 홍익대학교 국제디자인전문대학원) ;
  • 나건 (IDAS, 홍익대학교 국제디자인전문대학원)
  • Received : 2016.12.30
  • Accepted : 2017.02.20
  • Published : 2017.02.28

Abstract

The problem of social adaptation of North Korean defectors is becoming increasingly important, as its core significance shifted from welfare to the preparatory stage of United Korea. Hence, this research tries to comprehend the 'factors that enhance their social adaptation'. For this end, by theoretically considering, support resources centered around economic goals did indeed increase the employment rate, but the 'premature social adaptation' did not help them form their own social identity. This led the employment to become another form of social failure and difficulty in social adaptation. Furthermore, by going through interview, the importance of 'social dependence' is emphasized and it was shown that it was 'relationship' that affects both social adaptation and difficulty in social adaptation. Accordingly, this research suggests that it is vital to make a communicative environment in which South and North Korean citizens can freely communicate. This will not only lead to enhancement of social adaptation to South Korean society, unsolvable by economic independence, but it will also lead to more effective 'economic support' policies.

북한이탈주민들의 남한사회적응 문제는 복지적인 차원을 넘어 통일준비적 차원으로써 그 중요성이 더욱 증대되고 있다. 이에 따라 북한이탈주민들의 남한사회 적응력을 향상시키기 위하여 사회적응에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하고자 하였다. 선행연구를 고찰한 결과, 경제중심의 지원정책으로 북한이탈주민들의 취업률이 향상되었으나 동시에 문화적 이해와 정체성 형성이 결여 된 상태에서의 취업률 향상은 또다시 사회부적응과 적응실패의 문제로 연결되고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 북한이탈주민과 그룹토론 및 심층면접조사를 실시한 결과, '경제적 자립' 이외에 '사회적 자립'의 중요성이 검증되었으며, 사회적응과 부적응에 영향을 미치는 공통된 요인은 사회성형성의 기본이 되는 '관계'임을 알 수 있었다. 이에 본 연구는 북한이탈주민들의 사회적응력을 고양시킬 수 있는 정책 과제로 남북한 시민이 함께 소통할 수 있는 환경과 프로그램의 필요성을 제언하는 바이다. 이는, 경제적 자립만으로는 궁극적으로 해결하지 못한 남한사회적응력을 향상시키는 결과뿐만 아니라 '경제적 지원' 정책 효과를 높이는 결과에도 일조 할 수 있을 것이다. 이에 대한 후속 연구로써 '사회적 지지' 형성 방안에 대한 구체적인 논의가 보완되어야 하겠다.

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