• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.71-86
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• 2003

Over the past few decades, changes in patterns of behavior (e.g., diet, smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity) have led to major changes in health status, characterized by increases in obesity, Type II diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers. This epidemiologic transition is largely the result of rapid increases in immigration to developed countries and rural-urban migration within developing countries, which is usually accompanied by environmental and lifestyle changes. In particular, adoption of “Western” dietary patterns, which tend to be high in fat and low in fruits and vegetables, is of concern since diet is a potent contributor to chronic disease risk. However, until recently, the process by which immigrants and rural-urban migrants adopt the dietary practices predominant in their new environments, known as dietary acculturation, has received very little research attention. Dietary acculturation is multidimensional, dynamic, and complex, and varies considerably depending on a variety of personal, cultural, and environmental characteristics. Therefore, to intervene successfully on the negative aspects of dietary acculturation, it is important to understand the process and identify factors that predispose and enable it to occur. The purpose of this article is to provide a practical model for understanding and investigating the effect of dietary acculturation on food and nutrient intake. Thus, this report 1) gives an overview of acculturation, 2) defines dietary acculturation and presents a model for how it occurs, 3) discusses measurement issues around dietary acculturation,4) reviews the literature on dietary acculturation in Korean Americans; 4) suggests a paradigm for acculturation research; and 5) offers some recommendations for future research in this area.

• Journal of Community Nutrition
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.246-253
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• 2003

With globalization taking place at a rapid speed, more and more people move from one place to another and more people with diverse cultural backgrounds are now living together than ever before. As a result, more people go through the process of acculturation. Dietary acculturation, a part of overall acculturation, is a series of changes that occur in food and nutrient consumption and dietary behaviors. This paper examined dietary acculturation in Korean Americans through a critical literature review. The current diet quality of Korean Americans is fair, and the areas in need of improvement include sodium, calcium, and fiber intakes. Korean Americans had different diet profiles by acculturation status； however, whether dietary acculturation leads to a lower diet quality is not conclusive at this time. This paper also suggests areas that warrant consideration in future research： 1) acculturation measures, 2) dietary measures, 3) possible factors affecting dietary acculturation, 4) health consequences of dietary acculturation, and 5) study design issues. Studying dietary acculturation among immigrants and their offspring is important because it will provide useful insights for designing health and nutrition interventions in both original and new countries. Quality research in dietary acculturation requires collaborations among researchers from different nations because it deals with diverse cultures.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제43권8호
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• pp.37-54
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to provide basic information about the acculturation of Korean immigrants in China. A total of 459 Korean-Chinese from yanbian province, China and 768 Korean-Chinese from the city of Shenyang and Martin, China participated in this study. The subjects were asked about their language use during daily conversations and cultural activities using. The Cultural Life Style Inventory. Result indicated that overall Korean immigrants in China maintain their ethnic identity, ethnic language and culture. However, there were some differences in their levels of acculturation depending on the area they live and their educational levels. The differences were explained in part by the uniqueness of Yanbian province and a new policy for ethnic minorities in China. This study suggests that not only immigrants' demographic variables but also their ecological variables are important in understanding the acculturation of Korean immigrants in China.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제22권
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• pp.29-49
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• 2011

This study is focused on looking into the essence and application in the modem history of 'Martial Art Culture' that is a representative cultural code in the East Asia. Doubting and reconstructing the paradigm of the past and present, Postmodernism in the 21st century has defined marital arts as a new cultural phenomenon. This study begins by doubting whether the essence of martial arts was a cultural conduct to train both bodies and spirits. Practically used as a fighting skill since the primitive age, martial arts has fallen into sports or cultural behaviors due to the invention of the state-of-the-art modern weapons. However modern people misunderstand that martial arts of East Asia is originated a kind of cultural behaviors. It implies there is a fundamental mistake in the wat Western civilization evaluates the orientalism. This study analyzes this mistake through access method based on realities of modern history. This trial will contribute to expanding the thinking range, inquiring into varied cultural phenomena including martial arts which are misunderstood in modern history.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제63권2호
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• pp.319-336
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• 2011

본 연구는 외국인 며느리를 둔 시부모를 대상으로 하여 문화적응 스트레스를 측정하기 위한 척도를 개발하고 그 신뢰도와 타당도를 검증해보고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 기존의 유학생을 대상으로 하는 문화적응 스트레스 척도를 기본척도로 하여 다문화 가정의 시부모에 적합하도록 재구성하였다. 분석 결과, 문항의 제거와 표본의 이상치 점검을 위한 문항분석을 통하여 최종적으로 11문항이 선정되었다. 다음으로 문화적응 스트레스 척도의 요인구성을 살펴보기 위하여 탐색적 요인분석을 실시하였으며 시부모의 문화적응 스트레스 척도는 '편견 및 차별감 지각', '문화적 가치관 차이로 인한 갈등', '일상생활의 불편'의 세 가지 요인으로 구성됨을 확인하였다. 이렇게 구성된 척도의 타당도를 검증하기 위하여 구조모형을 통한 확인적 요인분석을 실시하였으며 그 결과 양호한 모형적합도를 보여주었다. 척도의 신뢰도는 Cronbach's ${\alpha}$로 검증하였으며 0.86으로 나타났다.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.889-901
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• 2012

This study examined acculturation stress resulting from socio-demographic characteristics and psychological and social status of married immigrant women residing in the Jeonbuk region. Data were gathered from married immigrant women who were participating in non-profit agencies offering multi-cultural services and those who worked for business offices and stores in the Jeonbuk area. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used. A total of 280 questionnaires were distributed, and 210 were returned. Twenty three questionnaires were excluded from the study because of invalid responses, providing a final data pool of 187 responses. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that Korean language ability and levels of depression were significantly associated with acculturation stress among married immigrant women. Based on the findings of this study, interventions for reducing acculturation stress among married immigrant women and implications for future studies are discussed.

• International Journal of Costume and Fashion
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.79-96
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of acculturation level and individualism/collectivism on shopping behaviors such as' informational influences, shopping orientations, and store patronage of Asian ethnic groups residing in the United States. A total of 129 Asian adults residing in North Carolina State of the U.S. completed questionnaires. Results showed statistically significant differences in responses to an informational influence (i.e., media source) and two shopping orientation subscales (i.e., shopping confusion in the Us. and personalized shopping) between low- and high-acculturated groups. A significant difference was found between the individualistic group and the collectivistic group on three shopping orientation subscales. Due to the potential importance of considering both acculturation and individualism/collectivism when looking at shopping behaviors, four groups were created by categorizing respondents on the basis of their acculturation level and individualism/collectivism scores. Comparison on shopping orientations and informational influences by four groups revealed statistically significant differences in response to two shopping orientation subscales and two patronage behavior subscales.

• Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2014

The goal of this study was to examine the correlations of stress coping strategies and cultural, psychological and school adjustment among Korean early study-abroad adolescents in the United States. Participants were 437 Korean early study-abroad adolescents aged 15 to 18 years old enrolled in summer language institutes located in Seoul and Gyeonggido, South Korea. The survey consisted of questionnaires relating to coping strategies and, cultural, psychological and school adjustments. The data was collected during the break time of summer language institute classes. Results showed that these adolescents' problem focused and social support coping strategies were positively related with acculturation, psychological adjustment and school adjustment, and emotion focused coping strategy was positively related to satisfaction of life.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.705-715
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• 2014

강화 지역에 감리교 개신교가 1903년 선교사에 의하여 전래되어 10년이라고 하는 짧은 시간 내 교인과 교회의 수가 급증하여 순조로운 정착을 보였다. 초기에는 해상루트를 따라 이주 전파가, 중기에는 계층에 따른 내륙에의 계층전파가, 후기에는 부근 지역으로의 접촉전파가 주를 이루었다. 이러한 전파는 초기에 서양 선교사의 직접적인 선교와 유학자에 의한 자연스러운 채택이었기 때문에 하곡 양명학과의 문화접변(acculturation)이 이루어질 수 있게 된다. 하곡학과 감리교는 문화요소 중 교육, 사회적 관계, 사상, 정신적 목표, 실천분야가 서로 일치하는 양상을 보이게 되어 하곡학자들은 감리교 수용에 큰 어려움이 없었다. 활동장소나 전수전략이 달랐지만 이들 요소는 오히려 감리교의 수용에 유리하게 작용하였다. 전래된 감리교는 초기에는 저항이 있었지만 하곡학의 선택적 메카니즘에 의하여 재해석되어 지위와 역할의 변화가 있은 다음 강화지역의 우세종교로 자리 잡았다. 강화지역의 대다수의 법정리에 감리교 교회당이 들어서고 25개 법정리에는 2개 이상의 교회당이 들어서게 된 것이다. 이는 특정 씨족 중심의 교회가 많아 가족관계를 더욱 중시하는 방향으로 변동하였음을 말해준다. 100세대 정도의 마을마다 교회당이 들어서 있다는 사실은 전래된 감리교가 특정 성씨 중심의 가족관계를 강화시키는 역할을 하였다고 볼 수 있다. 종교가 서로 다른 성씨 집단을 통합하기 보다는 이질성을 심화시키는 기능이 컸다고 보겠다. 강화지역은 가법을 중시하는 문화적 전통을 타파하지 못하고 혼합주의(syncretism) 양상을 띠어 완전히 동화되었다고는 보기 어렵다.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.577-587
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• 2020

Background and objective: Plants in temples are the results of cultural symbolization that embraces the experience and enlightenment of humans about life. As a way to improve the acceptance of the foreign religion, China gave cultural symbolization to plants in temple gardens through integration with traditional cultures and the understanding of the nature of plants themselves. This study aimed to identify cultural symbolism and signs of acculturation associated with Buddhist plants, targeting Bolisu, the most essential and symbolic plant in temple garden forests in China and Korea. Methods: The morphological and ecological characteristics of plants, functions, the texts that contained the history of Buddhism and literary works were examined through literature review, and the relation of Ficus religiosa with its planting conditions and nature, and Buddhist culture was explored. In addition, the cultural value of Buddhist plants themselves in establishing temples and the reason why Bolisu was planted in temples were reviewed through time series analysis. The obtained results were interpreted using an inductive method to identify substitutes for F. religiosa, cultural symbolism and signs of acculturation. Results: F. religiosa as one of the three holy trees and the five trees and six flowers in Buddhism is known as the original Bolisu. Since it grows well and is widely distributed in regions that accepted Indian Buddhism, it became the most representative holy tree in Buddhism. From the perspective of tree shape and nature, F. religiosa is in line with the Buddhist spirit of saving those in need with mercy and redeeming mankind, and figuratively shows that perfection can be attained like the fruit of Bolisu. Chines Buddhism had adopted highly symbolic plants for a long period of time as a means to spread the same belief and doctrines as Indian Buddhism. In China, however, there were only limited areas suitable for the growth of F. religiosa, and for this reason, borrowed Bolisu trees including Tilia. miqueliana, T. mandshurica and T. amurensis and other plants such as F. virens Ait. var. sublanceolata, G. biloba and M. alba were planted as a substitute in most regions, having been given with symbolism and belief as Bolisu. Conclusion: Chinese Buddhism planted the same plants as Indian Buddhism in order to enhance symbolism and also similar substitutes to express the same symbolism. This is a kind of acculturation and its influence and customs were not limited to China, but were introduced to Korea, The difference between China and Korea was that G. biloba was excluded from the substitute for Bolisu in Korea.