• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.537-550
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• 2020

This study attempts to identify gender and age discrimination by individual lenders in P2P lending markets by analyzing empirical transaction data from multiple platforms including Moneyauction, Popfunding, and 8percent. To do this, the study investigates the effects and importance of a borrower's gender and age on individual lenders' preferences and a borrower's actual repayment performance using multiple linear regression and relative weight analyses. As a result, no gender discrimination is found in the three Korean P2P lending markets, and such indiscrimination is rational, on the grounds that the borrower's gender does not have a statistically significant impact on the lenders' preferences as well as his/her actual repayment performance, and its relative importance is minimal. While, there marginally exists age discrimination against a borrower in the markets, and such ageism is likely to be irrational, on the grounds that the borrower's age has a partly significant and minimally important impact on the lenders' preferences, but has no significant and important impact on his/her repayment performance. For the first time, these findings help to clarify gender and age discrimination issues in the P2P lending market by identifying the rationality of individual lenders' preferences to the borrower's gender and age in the Korea.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.277-295
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• 2005

본 연구의 목적은 OECD 국가 중 노동시장내 연령차별 금지 혹은 완화를 위한 법령을 가지고 실천하고 있는 호주, 캐나다, 핀란드, 아일랜드, 미국 등의 국가를 중심으로 연령차별 금지를 위한 구체적인 법의 내용을 비교분석함으로써 우리나라 연령차별 관련정책에 필요한 기초자료를 제시하고 함의점을 모색하려는 것이다. 위의 목적을 달성하기 위해 본 연구에서는 연령차별의 개념을 정의하고, 노동시장 내 연령차별 문제가 사회문제화 되는 과정과 OECD 국가의 연령차별 금지법 현황에 대해 살펴보았다. 그리고 주요 OECD 국가별 노동시장 내 연령차별금지법의 내용을 보호대상자 범위 및 적용집단, 보호연령의 범위를 중심으로 하는 적용대상, 강제 정년퇴직 허용 여부와 세부 보호항목, 예외조항을 중심으로 하는 보호의 내용, 집행기관과 과정을 중심으로 하는 집행체계로 나누어 비교분석하고, 그리고 법의 효과성에 대한 논의를 분석하였다. 위의 분석결과를 토대로 하여 우리나라에서 연령차별금지법이 제정될 경우의 시사점을 5가지 차원에서 논의하였다. 1) 연령차별의 문제를 독립적으로 다루는 법과 제도가 요구된다. 2) 법에는 구체적인 보호의 내용과 고용자의 의무와 권리가 명시적으로 규정되어야 한다. 3) 연령차별을 받지 않을 개인의 권리를 강조하기 위해서는 예외조항이 지나치게 많지 않아야 한다. 4) 일할 용의와 능력을 가진 고령 노동자의 차별받지 않을 권리를 위해서는 강제 정년퇴직제도를 명시하지 않아야 한다. 5) 법의 집행기관은 강력한 조사 및 기업 교육과 제제의 권한을 가져야 한다는 점을 제시하였다.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제35권
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• pp.25.1-25.12
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• 2023

Background: In Korea, little research has focused on the relationship between discrimination in the workplace and sleep health. Thus, this study aims to investigate the association between such discriminatory experiences and insomnia, a common sleep disorder, using Korean employees' data. Methods: This study used data from the 6th Korea Working Conditions Survey. Discrimination experiences due to age, ethnic background, nationality, race, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, educational level, hometown, and employment status were investigated. The Minimal Insomnia Symptom Scale estimated insomnia symptoms. The association between discrimination experience and insomnia symptoms were analyzed using survey-weighted logistic regression analysis. Results: Based on experiences of discrimination over the past 12 months, insomnia symptoms were associated with discrimination experience due to religion (odds ratio [OR]: 3.70; 95% confidential interval [CI]: 1.58-8.69), sex (OR: 2.51; 95% CI: 1.87-3.37), age (OR: 2.30; 95% CI: 1.88-2.81), hometown (OR: 2.07; 95% CI: 1.44-2.97), employment status (OR: 1.69; 95% CI: 1.37-2.10), and educational level (OR: 1.67; 95% CI: 1.31-2.14). Furthermore, the prevalence of insomnia symptoms increased with the number of discrimination experiences. Conclusions: In this study, discrimination experiences due to religion, sex, age, hometown, employment status, and educational level were significantly associated with insomnia symptoms. Furthermore, as the number of discrimination experiences increased, so did the prevalence of insomnia. Preventing workplace discrimination may improve workers' sleep health.

• 한국노년학
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.659-689
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• 2020

본 연구는 연령차별을 경험한 노인들이 스스로 부정적 차별 인식을 내면화하는 일련의 과정에 집중하는 연구이다. 노인들이 일상생활에서 경험하는 연령차별의 모습을 규명하고 이같은 차별경험이 '자기연령주의(self-ageism)'를 통해서 어떤 결과로 이어지는지를 탐색하기 위해 근거이론방법을 활용하였다. 분석결과에 따르면 노인들은 명시적 차별 뿐 아니라 암묵적 차별에도 반응하는데 이 과정에서 노인의 고통(빈곤, 질병, 무위, 고독)의 강도가 높고 객관적인 차별상황에 속에서 차별대응에 실패한 기억이 강할수록 더욱 높은 수준의 자기연령주의를 갖게 되는 것으로 나타났다. '자기연령주의'는 나이에 의한 '차별'을 당한 노인들이 스스로에 대한 부정적 이미지를 내재화함으로써, 현실에서 다양한 거부/분리/멈춤 등의 행동을 통해 삶의 질적 측면에서의 불이익을 감수하는 현상이다. 건강, 제도적 지원, 보듬어주는 사람들과 같은 지지적 자원들이 존재하는 경우에 노인들은 보다 적극적인 방식으로 작용/상호작용을 통해 자기연령주의를 극복할 여지를 보이지만, 반면 이러한 자원들의 부족으로 스스로 동기부여하지 못하는 노인들의 경우 자기연령주의로 인한 부정적 환류에 갇혀버리게 됨으로서 침체되고 위축된 삶을 살아가게 된다. 이런 상태에서 스스로를 동기화(motivation)해서 신체, 인지, 정서, 사회적 반응을 해나가는 것은 매우 쉽지 않은 일이다. 그러므로 분석과정에서 특별히 두 가지 부분, 맥락적 조건과 중재적 조건에 주목하며 미시적으로는 노인의 동기화와 회복력(resilience) 향상을 위한 프로그램을 제안하였고, 거시적으로는 전 생애주기와 관련한 복지 및 건강서비스 체계 보완, 커뮤니티케어를 통한 접근성과 통합성 확대, 인식개선과 차별금지법과 같은 시스템 마련의 필요성을 주장하였다.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.471-491
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• 2007

The purpose of this study were (1) to thumbnail sketch of present general condition of foreigners and international marriage in Korea, (2) to study special trend of international marriage in rural Korea, particularly immigration connected with poverty, and (3) to focus on prospect of the problem of mixed-bloods, especially half blood children in rural Korea. Many of foreigners were treated discriminatingly, for example racial discrimination and wage discrimination. And discrimination to mixed-blood children will be happen in future. They are in a disadvantageous position because of economic status and appearances. Half blood children have korean nationality because one of his parent is korean. When they grow up and reach their the age of puberty and the age of working, they will resist to discrimination in working and marriage. I had examined precedent studies, and class theory in general, and to suggest it is time to looking for way of reduce social cost and way of coexistence.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.454-468
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• 2019

Background: Supporting the elderly population is presented as a social issue, and it affects age discrimination, which forms a negative perception and avoids the elderly. Since age discrimination lowers the quality of life of the elderly and hinders social unity, it may be important to research related factors. This study examined the physical function as a factor that influences discrimination experiences and aimed to identify the relationship between physical function factors and discrimination experiences. Methods: In this study, we analyzed 20,225 elderly from the 2014 and 2017 survey of living conditions and welfare needs of Korean older persons, conducted nationwide among older than 65 years. Physical function factors are activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, sight discomfort, hearing discomfort, chewing discomfort, and leg strength as factors of interest. We performed multivariable logistic regression that reflected survey characteristics, adjusting for socio-demographic factors, health related factors, and social-support factors. Results: The number of elderly who faced discrimination experiences was 1,175 (5.8%). The results showed that the odds ratio of facing a discrimination experience in the dependent group was significantly higher compared to the independent group when being transferring out of the room (4.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.50-10.88) and difficulty in hearing (1.25; 95% CI, 1.05-1.49). Even with respect to chewing ability, which was significant in models 1 and 2, they face more discrimination experiences (1.30; 95% CI, 1.11-1.53). Conclusion: These research results indicate that an important strategy for preventing age discrimination is to understand the physical function conditions of the elderly and promote the physical functions of the elderly related to transferring, hearing, and chewing; it is necessary to develop a practical intervention plan that considers these aspects.

• 한국노년학
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.1297-1315
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• 2008

은퇴 후 사회적 지위와 가족 내 역할에 변화를 겪는 남성노인은 차별경험으로 인해 부정적 노인인식과 노년기 태도를 갖게 될 가능성이 높다. 본 연구는 남성노인의 차별경험이 노인인식과 노년기 태도에 미치는 영향을 파악하고, 가족기능과 동년배관계의 매개효과를 검증하여 사회복지적 개입방안을 찾고자 한다. 조사대상은 서울지역 노인종합복지관을 이용하는 남성노인 215명이며, 매개효과 검증을 위해 구조방정식 모형을 이용한 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 남성노인의 차별경험은 노인인식에 유의미한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 남성노인의 차별경험이 노년기 태도에 미치는 영향은 유의미한 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 남성노인의 차별경험이 노인인식에 미치는 영향에 있어서 가족기능과 동년배관계가 완전매개효과를 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 남성노인의 차별경험이 노년기 태도에 미치는 영향에 있어서 가족기능과 동년배관계는 부분매개효과를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과는 근본적으로 노인차별을 줄이기 위한 노력이 필요하다는 것과 가족기능과 동년배관계의 강화는 긍정적인 노인인식과 노년기 태도를 갖게 함을 보여주는 것이다. 따라서 노인차별을 줄이기 위한 제도적 접근, 가족기능 강화를 위한 가족상담 프로그램 및 대안가족 제시, 동년배관계 강화를 위한 지역사회 중심의 노인활동 지원이 필요함을 제언하였다.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to scientifically examine Kuhl's (2011), originally Johnson and Newport's (1989) critical period graph, from a perspective of auditory perception and linguistic discrimination. This study utilizes two types of experiments (auditory perception and linguistic phoneme discrimination) with five different age groups (5 years, 6-8 years, 9-13 years, 15-17 years, and 20-26 years) of Korean English learners. Auditory perception is examined via ultrasonic sounds that are commonly used in the medical field. In addition, each group is measured in terms of their ability to discriminate minimal pairs in Chinese. Since almost all Korean students already have some amount of English exposure, the researchers selected phonemes in Chinese, an unexposed foreign language for all of the subject groups. The results are almost completely in accordance with Kuhl's critical period graph for auditory perception and linguistic discrimination; a sensitive age is found at 8. The results show that the auditory capability of kindergarten children is significantly better than that of other students, measured by their ability to perceive ultrasonic sounds and to distinguish ten minimal pairs in Chinese. This finding strongly implies that human auditory ability is a key factor for the sensitive period of language acquisition.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.508-517
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• 2001

The purposes of this study are to investigate marital satisfaction according to demographic characteristic, division of household labor, and awareness of gender discrimination, and to explore influences of demographic and other variables on marital satisfaction. Social statistics survey data which collected in 1998 by ministry of statistics were used for secondary analysis of this study. Marital satisfaction was measured by questionnaire which was consisted in 7 items, including satisfaction with general family life, relationship with their own parent and parent-in-law, relationship with brothers and sisters, relationship with their children, and economic living status. These are measured by 5-point Likert scale. Independent variables are age, education, employment status, having their own house or not, No. of children under school age, parents living or not, perception of sexual discrimination, and division of household labor. The findings of this study show that there are significant differences of marital satisfaction by all independents variables, and all independent variables except employment have significant influences on marital satisfaction. People who are younger, received higher education, have their own house, have more children under schoolage and whose parent are living in the world, show higher marital satisfaction. The more husbands participate to household labor, the better marital satisfaction. In case of perception of sexual discrimination, main effect is not significant, but interaction effect with age is significant. Interaction effect between age and education is also significant. 32.52% of the variance in marital satisfaction were accounted for by these variables.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2006

Purpose: This study was to investigate two-point discrimination(TPD) and related factors in rural community residents. Methods: The sample consisted of 68 people who have been living in rural community in June 2005 studied. TPD was measured from the tips of the thumb, index, middle, ring, and little finger of each hand with the TPD esthesiometer. The research was designed to be a cross-sectional measured study. SAS statistical software was used for the analysis. The characteristics of the study sample were described by mean and standard deviation(SD) for continuous variables and by frequency and percentage for categorical variables. The Student's t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to compare TPD in gender and diabetes mellitus. A Pearson's correlation analysis was conducted for relationship among values of 5 fingers. Multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the factors associated with TPD. Results: A total of 68 residents were measured, their average $age{\pm}SD$ was $54.2{\pm}23.2$ years(range: $12{\sim}88\;yr$). The mean TPD for 5 fingers tips in dominated side was 4.76mm(thumb 3.98mm, index 4.22mm, middle 4.79mm, ring 5.17mm, and little finger 5.65mm, respectively). 4.91mm for thumb finger of women was significantly higher than 3.54mm that of men's in difference between gender(p=.01l4), also women(4.39mm) was higher than men(3.71mm) in median nerver area(p=.0318). There was a statistically significant difference in age(p=.0022), which were under age of 20(3.36mm), 30 years(3.61mm), 40 years(5.38mm), 50 years(4.84mm), 60 years(5.28mm), 70 years(5.18mm), and over age of 80(5.29mm). Factors related to TPD of fiver fingers by multiple regressions were gender(${\beta}=.03$, p=.0001). Conclusions: Taken together, gender and age were significantly associated with TPD. We recommend that further research should measure TPD by using larger sample sizes and more sensitive measurement instruments.