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http://dx.doi.org/10.5934/kjhe.2014.23.5.789

A Study of Immigrant Wives' Perceived Conflicts with their Mother-in-laws and Coping Experiences  

Hong, Dal Ah Gi (Institute for Better Living, Wonkwang University, Healthy Family Support Center, Wonkwang University, Graduate School, Dept. of family.Child welfare, Wonkwang University)
Lee, Sun Woo (Institute for Better Living, Wonkwang University, Healthy Family Support Center, Wonkwang University, Graduate School, Dept. of family.Child welfare, Wonkwang University)
Hwang, Eun Kyung (Institute for Better Living, Wonkwang University, Healthy Family Support Center, Wonkwang University, Graduate School, Dept. of family.Child welfare, Wonkwang University)
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Korean Journal of Human Ecology / v.23, no.5, 2014 , pp. 789-805 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is performed to verify immigrant wives' perceived conflicts with mother-in-laws and coping experiences. In order to understand in-depth conflicts between female immigrants and their mother-in-laws, we selected 8 foreign daughter-in-laws who have stayed over 5 years in Korea. We applied van Manen's phenomenological methods. After the data analysis, 7 fundamental themes were derived and these are as follows: First, mother-in-laws as a prison guard, second, living a conscious life of other's eyes, third, annoying words from mother-in-laws, fourth, treat married female immigrants as invisible woman not as family members, fifth, saying we are one finger which can overcome pains from biting, sixth, mother-in-laws can't let her son go, seventh, not distributing love. In addition, coping behaviors were as follows: they just deal with living a conscious life of other's eyes, making a feeble complaints, accepting it with understanding, resisting the situation, evading and enduring the circumstances. Husband was most reliable supporter and secured hiding place. Her friends were her spirit supporters.
Keywords
conflicts; coping experiences; married female immigrants; multicultural family;
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