• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.139-178
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• 2003

이 연구에서는 최근 한국 사회에서 현저하게 나타나고 있는 반미감정에 대한 이해를 목적으로, 중학생과 대학생 및 성인들의 미국에 대한 사회적 표상을 분석하고자 하였다. 이를 위한 연구내용은 두 가지로 정리된다. 첫째, 한국 사람들의 미국에 대한 인식을 파악하고자 하였다. 여기에서 미국에 대한 인식이란, 미국 자체에 대한 인식과 미국의 영향에 대한 인식이라는 두 가지 측면을 의미한다. 미국 자체에 대한 인식은, 미국 사회에 대한 인식, 미국 사람에 대한 인식, 및 미국에 대한 신뢰의식을 포함하였다. 미국의 영향에 대한 인식은, 한국 사회에 대한 영향, 한국의 남북관계와 통일에 대한 영향, 및 세계에 대한 영향에 대한 인식을 포함하였다. 두번째로는, 중학생 대학생 성인 세대 집단별, 정치만족도수준 집단별, 미국에 대한 지식정도 집단별로, 미국에 대한 인식에서 어떠한 차이가 있는지를 분석하였다. 최종분석대상은 763명이었으며(중학생-171명, 대학생-250명, 성인-342명), 성인은 중학생의 부와 모로 구성되었다. 분석결과, 한국 사람들의 미국에 대한 인식은 부정적이었으며, 반미감정과 관련된 사회적 표상의 내용들이 확인되었다. 미국 사회에 대해 상업주의적이고 배타적 우월주의라고 부정적인 인식을 하는 정도가 높은 반면, 민주시민사회라는 긍정적인 인식의 정도는 낮았다. 미국 사람에 대해서도 이기적이라고 부정적으로 인식하는 정도는 높은 반면, 선진국민이라는 긍정적인 인식은 적게 하였다. 미국에 대한 신뢰는 매우 낮았는데, 미국 사람 뿐만 아니라 미국 기관에 대해서도 마찬가지였다. 한국 사회에 대한 미국의 영향에 대해, 종속관계가 되었다고 부정적으로 인식하는 정도는 높았으나, 발전에 도움이 되었다는 긍정적인 인식은 낮았다. 한국의 남북관계와 통일에 대한 미국의 영향으로는, 오히려 방해가 된다는 부정적인 견해가 많았다. 세계에 대한 미국의 영향으로는, 초강대국으로 제국주의적이며 문화적으로 지배한다는 부정적인 인식이 많았고, 정의를 수호한다는 긍정적인 인식은 낮았다. 2) 세대집단별로 미국에 대한 인식에서 매우 의미있는 차이가 있었는데, 어릴수록 미국에 대해 부정적이었다. 즉 중학생이 미국에 대해 가장 부정적이고, 성인이 가장 긍정적인 경향이 있었다. 또한 한국의 정치에 대한 만족도가 낮을수록, 미국에 대한 지식이 적을수록, 미국에 대해 부정적인 인식을 갖고 있었다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.591-597
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• 2011

The objective of the study was to compare the curricular in fashion field between Korean and American universities. Initially, curricular data of Korean universities were collected through the internet, telephone calls and e-mails from March to May, 2006. The data was then modified in August, 2009. Data from American universities were only collected through the internet from January to March, 2009. The name of the department, total credits opened, credits opened for each area and so on, were analyzed using descriptive statistics. There were 20 national universities and 61 private universities with fashion related departments in Korea, while 87 public universities and 21 private universities in the USA. The name of'Fashion Design' in the departments was prevalent in 40 universities in Korea. On the contrary,'Fashion Marketing' was the most dominant name in 31 universities in the USA. Ninety percent of the universities in Korea opened over eighty to ninety total credits, but 83% of American universities opened under eighty to ninety total credits. Most universities in Korea opened many credits for construction, design/ aesthetics, marketing and textile areas more than those in the USA.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2004

Many companies of the world have applied the TQM, which was originated from Japanese management style, to increase their competitiveness. It is not so easy to implement successfully the management practices originated from the foreign countries, which are usually mixed with specific cultures and management systems of their own. Some American companies created some best practices such as 6 sigma approach for applying TQM by creative benchmarking. This Paper Presents some issues for creative benchmarking for Korean companies through the analysis of the creative benchmarking processes of the successful American companies.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.51-64
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• 2020

Interviews with 17 Korean American professionals living in Korea revealed the relationship between their status, cultural identities, social capital, and conflicts that arise between their understanding of American and Korean social norms. The findings indicate that social capital for Korean Americans in Korea largely comprises of their English community in Korea and the Seoul Global Center; and that their access to social capital in the Korean society, in general, is limited. As result of limited availability and accessibility of social capital, with a sense of superiority, they maintained their American identity. In terms of social control, their lack of motivation to adopt and follow Korean social norms, as well as them being from the U.S., limited changes occurred in their cultural identity. Extending previous research on the Theory of Intercultural Public Relations, the public's power allows them to maintain their cultural identity, which in turn, effect their communication process. Implications of these findings, as well as suggestions for future study, are discussed.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.910-923
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• 2008

This study investigated the difference in the influence of shopping orientations, attributes evaluation, and benefits sought on brand loyalty between Korean and American consumers within a clothing purchase context. Questionnaires were administered to 237 Korean consumers and 184 American college students who had purchase experience of casual wear in recent six months through off-line. The results were as follows. First, the hedonic shopping orientation had a positive impact on brand loyalty in both groups, whereas efficient shopping orientation had a positive impact on brand loyalty in American group. Second, the aesthetic attribute had a positive impact on brand loyalty in both groups, whereas utilitarian attribute had a positive impact on brand loyalty in Korean group. Third, brand value benefit sought had a positive impact on brand loyalty in Korean group and body expression/complement had a positive impact on brand loyalty and economic benefit sought had a negative impact on brand loyalty in American group.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.565-573
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• 2013

This study focused on the cultural differences between South Korea and the U.S. in terms of male consumers' sex role attitude and its influence on grooming and apparel shopping behavior. Purposive samples of American and South Korean males aged between 20 and 40 years were surveyed. The sample sizes were 219 and 233 for American and South Korean consumers, respectively. The data were analyzed by structural equation modeling and ANOVA using SPSS 12.0 and AMOS 14.0. The results indicated that only grooming was influenced by the perceived femininity in the case of South Korean men; however, the model for American men indicated a significant positive influence of femininity on grooming and recreational apparel shopping behavior. In other words, American male consumers who perceive themselves feminine were more likely to be engaged in grooming and recreational apparel shopping behavior. On the other hand, for South Korean men, recreational apparel shopping behavior was not influenced by their sex role attitude, or whether they considered themselves feminine or masculine. This means that recreational apparel shopping behavior is a gender-specific behavior in the U.S., but not in South Korea. The findings of this study indicated that culture has influence on consumers' approach to shopping and appearance. South Korean male consumers were more likely to acknowledge themselves as being feminine, enjoy apparel shopping and grooming compared to American male consumers.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.169-175
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• 2002

This paper compared the money beliefs and behaviors and the experiences of four different groups of female college students using furnham's(1984) money Beliefs and Behaviors (MBBS) scale. These four groups were Korean, Japanese, Korean-American, and Japanese American. Two hundreds of female college students were surveyed. Results from an exploratory factor analysis of the MBBS indicate the four factors: Obsession, Power, Anxiety, and Budget. There were significant differences in factors of the money beliefs and behaviors and the selected variables of the money experiences among compared four groups.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.1455-1466
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• 2002

This research focuses on functionalism in American fashion designs which have become the center of public attention in recent. First, documentary studies about how functionalism, which originated in Europe in the beginning of the 20th century, has been developed throughout the 20th century were preceded Second, content analysis was done for the articles, including the word ‘unction’,‘utility’ and ‘practical’in the New York Times and American Vogue from January 1990 to January 2001. As a result, functionalism in 1990s has been developed in different ways from the mechanical, organic, and mea analogies of functionalism in the beginning of 20th century. It doesn't belong to an analogy but has the fused characteristics of those three analogies. It can be classified into techno functionalism influenced by new technology, pure functionalism related to minimalism, sports casual functionalism for those who are crazy about the speed and sports and enjoy the freedom and comfort, and symbolic functionalism which stresses Zen style. More casual manners of formal wear are distinct elements in functionalist fashion design in 1990s. It leads to strong expressions of sports casual functionalism, which plays a great role in sportswear industry of American fashion design. The American fashion designers who were mentioned often in the articles were Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Ralph lauren and Tommy Hilfiger. As well as their works have common formative features based on functionalism, each of them shows his/her own strung color. A]1 of these designers make American fashion design, which can be defined as casual wear or sportswear, very popular worldwide based on the developed American functionalism. Functionalism considering practical and conceptional functions will continue in coming century and techno functionalism and sports casual functionalism in future fashion designs wilt be expressed more strongly with new technology and casual trends of life style.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to analyze the legislation types and prescriptions of American earth building codes. The process of this study is as follows: (1) To understand the legislation background of American earth building codes, this study investigated the history and present state of earth building techniques which is used in USA. (2) To understand the legislation method and procedure of American earth building codes, this study investigated the legislation system of American building codes and the process of model building codes development and adoption. (3) To provide basic data for the legislation of Korean earth building codes or guidelines, this study analyzed American earth building codes about adobe, compressed earth block and rammed earth. The result of this study is as follows: (1) To meet need of a single coordinated set of national model building codes in the United States, the nation's three model code groups decided to form the International Code Council and the first edition of the International Building Code was published in 1997. In the International Building Code there are prescriptions on adobe construction. (2) There are three legislation types of earth building codes in USA. First is to use prescriptions of International Building Code on adobe construction. Second is that State governments establish and issue a separate document under its own title. The last is that local jurisdictions adopt International Building Code with amendments or additional rules. (3) On the base of analysis of American earth building codes, this study proposed the legislation process and direction of Korean earth building codes and guidelines.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2018

Objective: In accordance with the changing demographics in the United States, orthodontists working on various ethnic populations should be more conscious when using the standardized profile analyses for the African American patient. The objective of this study was to examine whether the perception of lip protrusiveness in modern African American faces has changed. For this purpose, we investigated the most favorable African American lip profile using the opinions of 10 experienced and 10 newly trained younger orthodontists. Methods: Attractiveness was converted to a number on visualized analog scales. Comparative ranks on 16 African American profiles, with focus on lip protrusiveness and thickness, were made among the groups. Mixed-effects linear regression models were fit and group differences were estimated. Results: Younger orthodontists favored a more protrusive lip profile, and the variance in their perceptions was narrower than those of older orthodontists. Measurements related to upper lip protrusion showed the strongest correlation to attractiveness (r = -0.82). The association with attractiveness decreased linearly as the protrusiveness of the upper lip increased. Steiner's E-line was the most influential reference for determining the level of attractiveness for the older orthodontists, whereas upper lip protrusion was the most influential factor for the young orthodontists. Conclusions: An adequate level of lip protrusiveness and thickness should be essential for maintaining attractive esthetics in African American patients. Yet, a new set of standards for prominent lips in this population is necessary to reflect the current trend in the concept of a beautiful face in the modern world.