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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2017.15.2.27

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

Han, Jee-Eun (IDAS, HongIk University)
Nah, Ken (IDAS, HongIk University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.15, no.2, 2017 , pp. 27-33 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
North Korean Defector; Social Adaptation; Social Integration; Social Self-Reliance; Social Identity;
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