• International Journal of Contents
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.58-65
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to investigate the living reality of jjok-bang residents of Sipjeong-dong, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, and find measures of community social work to support them. Based on the precedent research on jjok-bang's creation, characteristics, and lifestyle of its residents, this study presents the results of an interview survey addressed to 132 residents living in 216 Sipjeong1-dong, Bupyeong-gu, the largest jjok-bang area in Incheon. The research was conducted by ten members of the "Sunshine" Community Center of Sipjeong-dong with constructed questionnaire. Results indicated that 74.2% of the participants were female, and 56.1% aged over 60. Despite the poor living conditions, 77% of them hoped to reside in jjok-bang continually and the most urgent problems to be resolved were housing environment, economic problems such as unemployment and a shortage of welfare facilities. The study emphasizes jjok-bang as a place of home for the residents and advocating both individual and community efforts to ameliorate the local environment of jjok-bang.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.131-156
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• 2008

이 연구의 목적은 쪽방 거주자들의 일상생활을 이해하고자 하는 것이다. 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위해, 연구자는 문화기술지 접근을 시도하였다. 즉 1년 정도의 기간에 쪽방 지역과 쪽방 거주자들의 일상생활이 이루어지는 광범위한 영역에서 참여관찰을 하고 쪽방 거주자들과 이해당사자들을 대상으로 심층면접을 실시하여 수집된 자료들을 문화기술지 접근에 따라 분석하였다. 연구결과는 주체와 공간, 시간, 생활방식의 네 가지 차원으로 분석되었다. 쪽방 거주자들과 관련된 주체는 나, 우리, 그들로 파악하였다. 쪽방 거주자들이 살아가는 공간은 쪽방, 쪽방지역, 쪽방상담소로 구분하여 살펴보았다. 이들이 존재하는 시간은 과거, 현재, 미래의 경험으로 살펴보았다. 마지막으로 쪽방 거주자들의 생활방식을 생존, 생계, 생활로 구분하였으며, 각각의 생활방식을 생존계층, 생계계층, 생활계층으로 나누어 이해하였다. 연구결과에 근거하여 정책과 행정, 실천, 후속연구에 대한 제언을 덧붙였다.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.39-52
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• 2015

Objectives: Residents of a single room occupancy (Jjok-bang) in Seoul are at high risk of having mental health issues. The majority of residents live in single households with past traumatic experiences including self-deprivation and social exclusion. This study was to investigate the association between mental health and socio-ecological factors at the intrapersonal and community levels. Methods: We conducted face-to-face surveys in Dongja-dong Jjok-bang area in June, 2014. Of 78 participants, 76% were male and the mean age was 60 years (SD=11.53). A multiple regression was used to analyze the association among depression, a sense of well-being, socio-ecological factors, and perceived empowerment and community solidarity. Results: Perceived empowerment (${\beta}=0.83$; 95% CI=0.40, 1.26) and community solidarity (${\beta}=0.52$; 95% CI=0.04, 1.01) were positively associated with a sense of well-being. Participants with empowerment (${\beta}=-2.55$; 95% CI=-4.86, -0.23) and those with community solidarity (${\beta}=-2.36$; 95% CI=-4.94, 0.21) were negatively associated with being depressed. Conclusion: Mental health of the residents in Jjok-bang was more influenced by empowerment and community solidarity than socio-demographic factors. It is necessary to improve public health infrastructures that can enable the residents to enhance empowerment and community solidarity utilizing socio-ecological perspectives.