• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.28-38
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• 2013

Objectives: This study aimed to collect information that will help enhance the social networks and improve the quality of life among elderly people by observing the relationship between their social network and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and by analyzing social network factors affecting HRQoL. Methods: This study was based on the 2008 Community Health Survey in Yeoncheon County. Three hundred elders were included in the study population. We compared the revised Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-R) score and Euro quality of life-5 dimensions health status index by demographic characteristics and chronic disease prevalence. We analyzed the data using multiple regression and tobit regression by setting the HRQoL as the dependent variable and social network and other characteristics as the independent variables. We analyzed social network factors by using factor analysis. Results: The LSNS-R score differed significantly according to age and existence of a spouse. According to the results from the hierarchical multiple regression analysis, the LSNS-R explained 0.10 of the variance and LSNS-R friends factor explained 0.10 of the variance. The tobit regression indicated that the contribution of the LSNS-R family size factor to the regression coefficient of the independent variable that affected the HRQoL was $B_T$=2.96, that of the LSNS-R family frequency factor was $B_T$=3.60, and that of LSNS-R friends factor was $B_T$=5.41. Conclusions: Social networks among elderly people had a significant effect on HRQoL and their networks of friends had a relatively higher effect than those of family members.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제36권
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• pp.309-338
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• 1998

제2차 세계대전 이후 한국과 일렬에서 전개된 미군정(한국: 1945-1948년, 일본: 1945-1952년)은 양국 모두의 역사에 중요한 영향을 끼쳤지만 그 내용과 결과는 상당히 달랐다. 본 연구는 양국 미군 정의 사회복지 정책을 공공부조정책에 대한 비교사례연구의 방법을 통하여 고찰함으로써 양국간의 공통점과 차이점 및 정책결정 요인들을 규명하고, 나아가 장기적인 영향을 평가하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같이 요약할 수 있다. 첫째, 양국의 미군정은 유사한 시기에 유사한 사회문제에 당면하고 있었지만, 복지정책적 대응은 매우 다른 양상으로 나타났다. 한국의 미군정은 복지정책의 법적 제도화를 위한 노력을 거의 하지 않았고 임기응변적인 응급구호에 치중하였으며, 사회적 통제에만 골몰하였다. 반면 일본의 미군정은 비군사화 민주화라는 점령정책의 기본 원칙을 복지정책에도 적용하여, 기존 제도의 근본적 체계적 개혁을 위한 노력을 경주하였다. 둘째, 이러한 차이를 결과한 정책결정요인에 있어서는 사회경제적 요인보다는 정치적 요인-미국 점령정책의 기본 방향의 차이, 행정 구조의 차이, 관료 및 지배세력의 역할 차이 등-이 보다 중요하게 작용하였다. 셋째, 복지정책의 장기적 영향에 있어서도 상이하였다. 한국의 미군정은 복지정책의 제도적 근대화에 거의 아무런 공헌도 하지 못하였으며, 그 결과 전근대적인 구빈제도가 오랫동안 존속하였다. 반면 일본의 미군정은 복지정책의 이념적 제도적 근대화에 기여하였음은 물론 이후의 발전을 위한 토대를 형성하였다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 네덜란드 사례를 중심으로 이민자들을 대상으로 한 사회 통합사례를 살펴보고 우리나라에의 시사점을 밝혀내고자 한다. 네덜란드는 외국이주민을 대상으로 한 사회통합 정책을 시행하고 있는 국가로서, 우리보다 앞서 선제적으로 외국인에 대한 사회통합정책을 시행하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 우선 네덜란드의 이민자들에 대한 사회통합에 대한 문헌연구 및 전문가들을 대상으로 한 자문을 시행하고, 네덜란드 정부의 사회통합정책에 대한 시사점을 도출하고자 하였다. 또한 네덜란드 사례 분석결과를 토대로 정책적 함의를 도출하였다. 우선, 네덜란드 정부의 사회통합프로그램은 이주민들에게 사회통합 프로그램을 의무화하였으며, 비용 역시 유료화하여 사회통합을 독려하고 있었다. 또한 사회통합 프로그램에 참여가 소극적일때는 이주민들에게 제재를 하고 있으며, 이주민 개개인의 책임을 강조하고 있었다. 또한 정부의 추진체계에 있어서도 내무부를 콘트롤 타워로 하고 있으며, 지방자치단체에서의 사회통합 프로그램의 통일성을 기하기 위한 플랫폼을 두고 있었다. 이러한 분석결과를 바탕으로 우리나라의 사회통합 정책에 대한 함의를 제시하였다.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제45권
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• pp.7-39
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• 2001

This paper examines the effect of active labor market policy on the unemployment rates in 8 welfare states. This paper focuses on the following questions: what are the major predictors of the changes in unemployment rates?; and what is the effect of active labor market policy in reducing unemployment rates? Using the data from Comparative Welfare States Data Set by Stephens (1997), Key Indicators of the Labour Market by ILO (1999) and Social Expenditure Database by OECD (1999), this paper attempts to answer the above research questions. Fuller-Battese model, a data analysis method in pooled cross-sectional time-series analysis, is adopted to identify variables predicting changes in unemployment rates. This paper analyzes the predictors by using 3 analysis models about 2 types of unemployment (overall unemployment and long term unemployment). Results are as follows: (1) economic variable such as changes in GDP has a positive effect in reducing unemployment rates; (2) active labor market policy has a positive effect in reducing unemployment rates as well; (3) job brokering service among 3 major active labor market programs has a positive effect in reducing unemployment rates; and (4) there is an interaction effect between unemployment benefit level and active labor market policy in reducing unemployment rates. Through the empirical analysis, this paper provides valuable knowledge about effects of active labor market policy on unemployment in 8 welfare states and discusses implications for the active labor market policy in Korea.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제44권
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• pp.178-208
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• 2001

This study concerns the understanding of 'social exclusion' which is getting poplular in Europe as the new term or paradigm in order to resolve poverty problem. As case study on the France, the purpose of this study is to extract the consideration of welfare policy and suggestions as to us. In order to understand comprehensively the concept 'social exclusion' and the situation of the France, this study analyzes the existing researches on its concept and tries to realize a comparative study. Thus, this study indicates that the France is the state which has taken the most interest in 'social exclusion'. The second parti of this study concerns the change of the concept 'social exclusion' and its policies in the France. The concept 'social exclusion' which has used in the 1960's, has settled as the term of policies in the 1980's, thanks to seriousness of poverty and unemployment problem and change of social consciousness (opinion). As policy on the 'social exclusion', there are Revenu minimum d'insertion of the 1988 and law on the social exclusion of the 1998. Through analysis of policies on the 'social exclusion' in the France, we can get the following consideration of welfare policy and suggestions: on the macro level, the necessity to establish the comprehensive perspective on the poverty problem, invention and development of the term as regard to social new problem; on the micro lever, planning of welfare program according to clients needs, importance of perpetual assessing of the existing welfare program and institutions, the institutional establishment of 'reserve budget', the application of decentralization principle and the active participation of the private sector in order to promote the effectiveness and the efficiency of the program and institutions.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.99-118
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• 2009

In Korean society, a housewife and mother often plays the role of family resource manager. In 2008, the newly appointed Korean government proposed a new direction in social policies, including family policy, that is, "active social welfare". According to "active social welfare", family policy focuses on a preventive policy and a family needs-oriented policy. In other words, newly established family policies should reflect parents' needs in their family resource management. In this economic downturn, family policies should be established to satisfy parents' needs to overcome their own family's economic crisis. This study focuses on policy recipients' real voices and their needs: they need the government's help supporting their efforts to overcome the economic crises within their families.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2023

Carbon pricing is in the spotlight as an economically efficient policy to limit global warming and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We examine how policymakers can improve social acceptance of a carbon tax, which is the main obstacle in implementing the policy. We conduct a survey experiment to analyze this topic and adopt two different interventions focusing on the use of revenue from a carbon tax and types of information to be provided. Regarding revenue use, we consider 1) tax reductions, 2) lump-sum transfers, and 3) green project investments. For information types, we focus on 1) the economic value of a carbon tax, and 2) the environmental value of a carbon tax. We find that lump-sum transfers have negative impacts on social acceptance of a carbon tax. For those who perceive climate change as a serious issue, moreover, both lump-sum transfers and tax reductions have negative impacts on acceptability. Regardless of the type of information provided, on the other hand, the social acceptance of a carbon tax is increased after the provision of information. Furthermore, the impact of information provision on the social acceptance interacts with the revenue use impacts. When the revenue use and the type of information are consistent with the aim of the policy, the effects of these strategies can be amplified.

• 한국시스템다이내믹스연구
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.41-62
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to examine Korea's social conflict structure from System Dynamics perspective and to suggest policy direction for conflict resolution. Unlike previous studies on Korea's social conflict, this study tries to find out core structure of Korea's social conflict with help of studies on system archetypes. As a result, Korea's social conflict structure was analyzed as a combined prototype of 'limit to the growth' archetype and 'success to the successful' archetype. Based on this combined system archetype, a simple conflict model was simulated to examine the magnitude of conflict and success that could be reached under different conditions. With simulation results, policy suggestions were made for conflict resolution.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제49권
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• pp.264-295
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• 2002

This study aims to identify the enactment factors of the National Basic Livelihood Institution in context of policy making process by using Kingdon's policy Stream Model. The findings of this study can be summarized as follows. First, an economic crisis has worsened social problems, and the president Kim Dae-jung recognized these problems as serious and worried about social confusion and polarization. Second, NGOs as like People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy put efforts into enacting the Act. Also, the president Kim's government faced a series of political crisis and needed political solution including foundation of a new party, which considered social welfare most important. Third, the PSPD designed the Act. But the alternatives of related government ministries were not selected. In conclusion, the National Basic Livelihood Institution was enacted by the combination of these three factors stream. Especially the political stream was strongest.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.1-3
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• 2019

Suicide is a major problem in Korean health care and a serious social problem. In Korea, 12,463 people (24.3 per 100,000) lost their lives due to suicide in 2017. Although the government has established three National Comprehensive Plan of Suicide Prevention (2004, 2009, 2016), and National Action Plan of Suicide Prevention (2018), the suicide rate is still high. The suicide rate of the elderly is especially high. This is due to the economic vulnerability of the elderly in Korea. Therefore, in order to prevent suicide in Korea, mental health care approach and social welfare approach should be integrated. The intervention of preventing suicide of suicide attempters should include social welfare services as well as mental health program and should be based on community. There are many health problems, including prevention of suicide, which can not be solved only by the efforts of health care. Many health problems are social problems and the integrated approach is needed to solve them. In order to solve many health care problems and improve health, integrated approach of health, social science, and humanities is needed.