• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.337-347
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• 2012

This study was performed through one-to-one interviews or group sessions with single un-married foreigners living and working in Korea. A total of 150 questionnaires were distributed, and 109 were analyzed. This demographic becomes immersed in local cuisine searching for new food dishes and experiences. These foreigners were an excellent test group who came from a non-Korean domestic cuisine background and who were subsequently exposed to Korean cuisine over an extended period during which changes occurred in their diets and food preferences. We found that the longer the foreigners stayed in Korea, the more they ate Korean food and adapted to traditional dishes such as Korean stews and hot-pots. In general, Chinese, Japanese, and South-east Asians regarded Korean food as nutritious, whereas people from a western or European background considered it health conscious food. In contrast, South-east Asians, in particular, found Korean food aroma unpleasant. This study describes how diets and views of Korean food evolved in foreigners with time by providing objective opinions and data on the acceptance of Korean food by foreigners and hints the direction in which Korean cuisine should be developed to further its globalization.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.149-157
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 질적 연구방법 중 현상학적 연구방법으로 결혼이주여성들의 경제생활에 대한 생생한 이야기에 귀기울이고, 경제생활 경험의 역동성을 심층적인 면담을 통해 그 의미를 분석하고자 한다. 연구질문은 "결혼이주여성이 경험하는 경제생활의 의미는 무엇인가"이다. 연구결과, 의미 있는 진술 67개를 추출하였고, 15개의 중심 의미를 조직하였다. 15개의 중심 의미는 '팍팍한 삶', '자녀교육비, 보험료 등의 소득 불안', '적응을 위한 생활방식의 변화 도모', '일자리를 통한 경제안정을 추구', '친정가족에 대한 지원과 회귀 기대'라는 5개의 주제 묶음으로 범주화하였다. 연구자는 해석학적 글쓰기 적용을 위해 1인칭 화자를 통해 구조적 기술을 하였다. 즉, 결혼이주여성이 체험한 한국의 경제생활의 의미는 '팍팍한 현실을 적응해 나가기 위한 생활방식의 변화를 추구하며 가족중심의 힘겨운 대처과정' 이었다. 이러한 진술을 통해 결혼이주여성 부부의 안정적인 노후경제생활을 위해 국민연금의 (가칭)'부부합산' 제도의 적용으로 노령연금의 수급의 기회를 확대하는 정책의 적극 도입 등 다양한 실천적 함의를 제시하였다.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.518-535
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• 2001

Nursing practices should be based on the understanding of human beings. In order to understand human beings, it is important to study the lifestyles and thoughts of people in their natural environment. In this sense, the cultural aspects of a society need to be studied for a culture-bound nursing service. Child care, which is an important element of nursing, is also strongly influenced by the culture of a society. Therefore, a cultural study is necessary to understand the child-rearing practices of any society. The major purpose of this dissertation is to provide basic foundations for developing a culture-based theory for nursing intervention through studying traditional cultural elements of child care in Korean society. The study examined child-rearing practices in a small village on Koje Island in the southern part of Korea. It utilized ethnographic methodologies including participatory observations and in-depth interviews. The study participants were 9 Korean mothers living on Koje Island. The average age was 52. The data were collected between July in 1998 and December in 1999. The average number of interviews per person was 7-8, and the duration of each interview was approximately 2 hours. The data were analyzed using the Spradley Analytical Method. The following 9 major child-rearing aspects of mothers on Koje Island were discovered as a result of the study: 1. Firstly, mothers on Koje Island were mostly concerned about the "Old Birth Goddess' Curse", especially during their child's early years. This concern was evidenced by their careful behavior when their child was very young and by their praying to the Old Birth Goddess not to be jealous of their babies. 2. Secondly, they wished their children to live a different and better life than themselves. It was represented by their strong motivation toward their children's education as well as their expectation for their children's success. In traditional Korean culture, Korean people think that the rise and fall of the household depend on their offsprings. Therefore, Korean mothers wish their children attain to a higher level of social status through education. 3. Third, mothers are concerned about their children's righteousness. Mothers on Koje island expect their children to live with discretion, justice, strength, respect, harmony, and to do their best in life. 4. Next was an 'anticipation of their children's happy marriage'. The attributes of this category were an 'anxiety about their children's married life', and 'an expectation of a good spouse for their children'. Because Korean people believe that only a son can continue the bloodline of a family, especially Korean mothers have a great concern of the possibility of their daughters not having a son after marriage. Also they have different expectations toward their daughter-in-laws than son-in-laws. 5. Korean mothers also derived their satisfaction from their son. It was characterized by 'excessive affection toward their son', 'dependency on their son', and 'being afraid of their married daughter having a girl like themselves'. Korean society has been a patriarchy. Therefore, a son is beloved as someone who will take care of his old parents, be in charge of ancestral rites, and provide a daughter-in-law who can conceive a son. 6. The sixth category concerned 'the differences in their expectations for their children'. The attributes in this category were 'different expectations depending on their children's gender', 'different expectations depending on their children's ability', and a 'great sympathy toward children with low abilities'. Korean mothers expect their son to become better than their daughter. 7. The seventh category was related to their 'roles in child-caring practices'. Traditionally a child was raised in an extended family system in Korea So it was not the sole duty of a mother to bring up the child. Korean mothers used to receive much help rasing children from their in-laws, and family members. On the other hand, many children grew up by themselves, because their mothers were very busy taking care of housework. Furthermore, many children also grew up in poverty. 8. Mothers also had issues related to 'conflicts in child rearing'. They were characterized by 'lack of understanding', 'rudeness of children', and 'giving vent to one's anger'. 9. Finally, mothers regretted not doing their best in child-rearing practices. It was characterized by a 'bitter feeling of repentance', 'feeling irritated', and 'feeling of unsatisfaction'.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.513-522
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• 2002

This study investigated stress and the extent of climacteric symptoms in mid-life men, and examined their relationship in order to better understand the stress and climacteric symptom experiences of mid-life men, and thereby attempted to offer basic materials for the development of a health improvement program that may help increase the quality of life of mid-life men. Three hundred mid-life men whose ages were between 40 and 59 and resided in the Seoul area were subjects of this study. The data were analyzed with the SAS PC program using descriptive statistics to analyze subjects' general characteristics and variables of stress and the extent of climacteric symptoms of the subjects. The relationship between stress and climacteric symptoms were examined by the Pearson Correlation Coefficient, and stress and the extent of climacteric symptoms in relation to the general characteristics were analyzed by T-test and ANOVA. The study conclusions are as follows: 1. Subjects general characteristics The average, age of the subjects was 46 and 47.0% of them reported ages between 40 and 45. Of the subjects, 98% were married. In marriage satisfaction, those who were generally satisfied with their married life comprised 62.0% of the subjects. In terms of level of education, 95.7% were educated above the high school level. In occupational background, 59.7% had occupations related to technologies. As for religion, 42.7% had no religion. In number of children, 67.3% had 2 children. In residential status, 79,3% were living in their own homes. In terms of living arrangements, 87.7% of the subjects were living in the form of nuclear families. 2. Stress and the extent of climacteric symptoms The level of stress was scored as $2.94{\pm}0.74$, and considering that the overall examination score is $27.16{\pm}1.32$, the subjects' stress level was not viewed as particularly high. The average score of the extent of climacteric symptoms was $35.37{\pm}0.27$. The extent of sub-domains of climacteric symptoms included skeleton symptoms ($39.37{\pm}2.81$), joint pain ($39.16{\pm}3.66$), vasomotor symptoms ($35.39{\pm}3.01$), other symptoms ($36.99{\pm}3.02$), psychological symptoms ($34.68{\pm}3.01$), urogenic symptoms ($35.03{\pm}3.27$), and cardiovascular symptoms ($33.70{\pm}2.78$). 3. General characteristics in relation to the stress level The subjects' general characteristics that were significantly related to the level of stress were marriage status (F=4.38, p=.001), marriage satisfaction (F=4.56, p=.001), educational background (F=2.68, p=.012), and age (F=2.48, p=.033). 4. General characteristics in relation to the level of climacteric symptoms The subjects' general characteristics that were significantly related to the level of climacteric symptoms were educational background (F=3.26, p=.007), age (F=2.58, p=.027), marriage status (F=2.62, p=.025), and marriage satisfaction (F=2.78. p=.032). 5. The correlation between stress and climacteric symptoms The subjects' level of stress and climacteric symptoms were significantly related to each other (r=0.578, p=0.000). The subjects' level of stress was correlated with sub-domains of the climacteric symptoms including psychological symptoms (r=0.579, p=0.000), joint pain (r=0.479, p=0.000), skeleton symptoms (r=0.477, p=0.000), other symptoms (r=0.467, p=0.000), vasomotor symptoms (r=0.4615, p=0.000), cardiovascular symptoms (r=0.458, p=0.000), urogenic symptoms (r=0.401. p=0.000). In summary, the climacteric symptoms suffered by mid-life men are positively correlated with their level of stress. In addition, the climacteric symptoms were affected by the level of stress.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제10권10호
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• pp.304-317
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• 2010

본 연구는 일반성인의 존엄사의 법제화에 대한 의견을 살펴보고자 서울 경기지역에 거주하는 20세이상 남녀 561명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 응답자의 개인적 특성과 죽음과 관련한 개인적 경험, 죽음에 대한 생각, 존엄사 및 법제화에 대한 찬반여부, 법제화 요건에 대한 의견 등의 총 28개 항목에 대해 백분율, 평균분석 및 교차분석을 실시하였다. 조사결과 응답자의 87.3%가 존엄사법제화에 찬성하였으며, 연령이 높아질수록, 기혼인 경우, 부부가구의 경우, 불교를 믿는 경우, 자영업자나 생산직 종사자의 경우, 가족 친지의 투병 및 임종경험, 간병경험이 있는 경우, 사후세계에 대한 믿음이 강한 경우, 유언의 필요성을 느끼고 있는 경우 존엄사의 법제화 찬성율이 더 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 법제화를 위한 요건으로 '본인의사 판단의 근거'를 가장 중요시하였으며, '존엄사의 결정자'에 대해 본인 다음으로 가족의 의견을 중요시하는 것으로 나타났다. 필요서비스로 존엄사 결정시 '본인, 가족과 의사와의 의견조율'에 대한 도움과 '질병경과나 연명치료 과정에 대한 의학적 정보'와 '우울 등 심리상담'을 필요로 하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한간호
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.77-96
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• 1997

The duty shifts of hospital nurses not only affect nurses' physical and mental health but also present various personnel management problems which often result in high turnover rates. In this context a study was carried out from October to November 1995 for a period of two months to find out the status of hospital nurses' duty shift patterns, and preferred duty hours and fixed duty shifts. The study population was 867 RNs working in five general hospitals located in Seoul and its vicinity. The questionnaire developed by the writer was used for data collection. The response rate was 85.9 percent or 745 returns. The SAS program was used for data analysis with the computation of frequencies, percentages and Chi square test. The findings of the study are as follows: 1. General characteristics of the study population: 56 percent of respondents was (25 years group and 76.5 percent were "single": the predominant proportion of respondents was junior nursing college graduates(92.2%) and have less than 5 years nursing experience in hospitals(65.5%). For their future working plan in nursing profession, nearly 50% responded as uncertain The reasons given for their career plan was predominantly 'personal growth and development' rather than financial reasons. 2. The interval for rotations of duty stations was found to be mostly irregular(56.4%) while others reported as weekly(16.1%), monthly(12.9%), and fixed terms(4.6%). 3. The main problems related to duty shifts particularly the evening and night duty nurses reported were "not enough time for the family, " "afraid of security problems after the work when returning home late at night." and "lack of leisure time". "problems in physical and physiological adjustment." "problems in family life." "lack of time for interactions with fellow nurses" etc. 4. The forty percent of respondents reported to have '1-2 times' of duty shift rotations while all others reported that '0 time'. '2-3 times'. 'more than 3 times' etc. which suggest the irregularity in duty shift rotations. 5. The majority(62.8%) of study population found to favor the rotating system of duty stations. The reasons for favoring the rotation system were: the opportunity for "learning new things and personal development." "better human relations are possible. "better understanding in various duty stations." "changes in monotonous routine job" etc. The proportion of those disfavor the rotating 'system was 34.7 percent. giving the reasons of"it impedes development of specialization." "poor job performances." "stress factors" etc. Furthermore. respondents made the following comments in relation to the rotation of duty stations: the nurses should be given the opportunity to participate in the. decision making process: personal interest and aptitudes should be considered: regular intervals for the rotations or it should be planned in advance. etc. 6. For the future career plan. the older. married group with longer nursing experiences appeared to think the nursing as their lifetime career more likely than the younger. single group with shorter nursing experiences ($x^2=61.19.{\;}p=.000;{\;}x^2=41.55.{\;}p=.000$). The reason given for their future career plan regardless of length of future service, was predominantly "personal growth and development" rather than financial reasons. For further analysis, the group those with the shorter career plan appeared to claim "financial reasons" for their future career more readily than the group who consider the nursing job as their lifetime career$(x^2$= 11.73, p=.003) did. This finding suggests the need for careful .considerations in personnel management of nursing administration particularly when dealing with the nurses' career development. The majority of respondents preferred the fixed day shift. However, further analysis of those preferred evening shift by age and civil status, "< 25 years group"(15.1%) and "single group"(13.2) were more likely to favor the fixed evening shift than > 25 years(6.4%) and married(4.8%)groups. This differences were statistically significant ($x^2=14.54, {\;}p=.000;{\;}x^2=8.75, {\;}p=.003$). 7. A great majority of respondents(86.9% or n=647) found to prefer the day shifts. When the four different types of duty shifts(Types A. B. C, D) were presented, 55.0 percent of total respondents preferred the A type or the existing one followed by D type(22.7%). B type(12.4%) and C type(8.2%). 8. When the condition of monetary incentives for the evening(20% of salary) and night shifts(40% of. salary) of the existing duty type was presented. again the day shift appeared to be the most preferred one although the rate was slightly lower(66.4% against 86.9%). In the case of evening shift, with the same incentive, the preference rates for evening and night shifts increased from 11.0 to 22.4 percent and from 0.5 to 3.0 percent respectively. When the age variable was controlled. < 25 yrs group showed higher rates(31.6%. 4.8%) than those of > 25 yrs group(15.5%. 1.3%) respectively preferring the evening and night shifts(p=.000). The civil status also seemed to operate on the preferences of the duty shifts as the single group showed lower rate(69.0%) for day duty against 83. 6% of the married group. and higher rates for evening and night duties(27.2%. 15.1%) respectively against those of the married group(3.8%. 1.8%) while a higher proportion of the married group(83. 6%) preferred the day duties than the single group(69.0%). These differences were found to be statistically all significant(p=.001). 9. The findings on preferences of three different types of fixed duty hours namely, B, C. and D(with additional monetary incentives) are as follows in order of preference: B type(12hrs a day, 3days a wk): day shift(64.1%), evening shift(26.1%). night shift(6.5%) C type(12hrs a day. 4days a wk) : evening shift(49.2%). day shift(32.8%), night shift(11.5%) D type(10hrs a day. 4days a wk): showed the similar trend as B type. The findings of higher preferences on the evening and night duties when the incentives are given. as shown above, suggest the need for the introductions of different patterns of duty hours and incentive measures in order to overcome the difficulties in rostering the nursing duties. However, the interpretation of the above data, particularly the C type, needs cautions as the total number of respondents is very small(n=61). It requires further in-depth study. In conclusion. it seemed to suggest that the patterns of nurses duty hours and shifts in the most hospitals in the country have neither been tried for different duty types nor been flexible. The stereotype rostering system of three shifts and insensitiveness for personal life aspect of nurses seemed to be prevailing. This study seems to support that irregular and frequent rotations of duty shifts may be contributing factors for most nurses' maladjustment problems in physical and mental health. personal and family life which eventually may result in high turnover rates. In order to overcome the increasing problems in personnel management of hospital nurses particularly in rostering of evening and night duty shifts, which may related to eventual high turnover rates, the findings of this study strongly suggest the need for an introduction of new rostering systems including fixed duties and appropriate incentive measures for evenings and nights which the most nurses want to avoid, In considering the nursing care of inpatients is the round-the clock business. the practice of the nursing duty shift system is inevitable. In this context, based on the findings of this study. the following are recommended: 1. The further in-depth studies on duty shifts and hours need to be undertaken for the development of appropriate and effective rostering systems for hospital nurses. 2. An introduction of appropriate incentive measures for evening and night duty shifts along with organizational considerations such as the trials for preferred duty time bands, duty hours, and fixed duty shifts should be considered if good quality of care for the patients be maintained for the round the clock. This may require an initiation of systematic research and development activities in the field of hospital nursing administration as a part of permanent system in the hospital. 3. Planned and regular intervals, orientation and training, and professional and personal growth should be considered for the rotation of different duty stations or units. 4. In considering the higher degree of preferences in the duty type of "10hours a day, 4days a week" shown in this study, it would be worthwhile to undertake the R&D type studies in large hospital settings.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제42권
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• pp.69-106
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• 2016

현대 사회에서 조혼은 많은 문제를 낳고 있다. 조혼은 양성 불평등, 빈곤 및 사회 규범 때문에 조장되며, 사회적 힘의 불균형을 재생산한다. 에티오피아 정부는 2000년의 가족법 개정과 2005년에 새로 도입된 형법을 통해, 여성의 법률적 최소 결혼 연령을 15세에서 18세로 상향 조정하였다. 그럼에도 불구하고 조혼 현상은 에티오피아 사회에서 여전히 광범하게 발견된다. 이것은 조혼 관습이 장기간에 걸쳐 사람들의 삶 속에서 체화되고 실천되어 왔기 때문이다. 에티오피아의 조혼 관습에 대한 기존의 연구들은 여성의 경험에만 초점을 두고 있고, 조혼한 모든 사람-특히 여성-은 불행한 삶을 살고 있는 것처럼 간주하며, 조혼이 여성의 학업에 부정적으로만 작용하는 것처럼 여기는 경향이 있다. 본 논문은 이러한 문제점을 극복하기 위해, 다양한 사회 경제적 배경을 가진 사람들의 생애사를 통해 조혼 문제를 고찰하고자 한다. 본 논문의 목적은 에티오피아에서는 왜 조혼이 발생하고 있으며, 이 관습이 가족생활과 여성의 교육적 성취에 어떤 영향을 미쳐 왔는지를 세 개 타운-메키, 데라, 즈와이-의 사례를 통해 검토하는 데 있다. 본 논문에서 알 수 있듯이 조혼은 여성의 삶에 대체로 부정적인 영향을 미치고 있는 것이 사실이다. 그러나 일부 남성 역시 조혼의 피해자이며, 일부 여성은 조혼을 통해 자신의 삶을 개선해 온 것도 사실이다. 이것은 우리가 조혼 문제를 다룰 때 다양한 사람들의 목소리에 귀를 기울일 필요가 있음을 일깨워 준다.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.139-146
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• 2020

중증장애인의 돌봄은 비장애 가족에 비해 전 생애주기에 돌봄이 필요하다. 이런 이유로 중증장애 가족의 돌봄자는 일상적인 스트레스는 물론 가족 전체에 부정적인 감정을 가질 우려가 높다. 장애가족 역시 장애인을 중심으로 이루어지는 생활에서 비 장애자녀나 부부간의 어려움을 경험하는 비율이 높다. 특히 우리나라의 급격한 고령화는 장애 돌봄자의 노령화와 함께 노인장애인의 삶에도 영향을 미친다. 연구는 질적 연구방법을 통해 장애인 돌봄자의 과거와 현재 경험을 통한 현실적 지원에 대한 대안을 탐색하였으며, 미래에 대한 희망과 기대를 다음과 같이 도출하였다. 첫째, 장애 영유아에 대한 장애확인 후 지원체계나 제도에 대한 정보전달이 등급판정 기관에서부터 제공. 둘째, 장애유형이나 개별특성에 적합한 '맞춤형 돌봄지원'의 사회, 정치, 제도, 경제적 차원에서의 제공. 셋째, 비장애 자녀대상의 프로그램의 제공과 장애인을 포함하거나 혹은 장애가족만을 위한 힐링 프로그램의 제공. 넷째, 성인장애인을 위한 휴식과 쉼을 제공하는 공간과 프로그램의 제공. 다섯째, 장애인 노화연령을 반영한 노인장기요양제도 적용과 장애인 커뮤니티케어의 제도화이다. 이러한 대안제시를 통해 연구는 성인과 노인 장애인의 삶의 질 향상을 위한 논의점의 제시에 연구의 의의를 두고 있다.

• 과학기술학연구
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.93-123
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• 2005

이 글은 서로 층위가 다른 제 사회세력들이 시험관아기 시술을 매개로 어떤 방식으로 여성의 재생산권과 모성의 의미를 구성하는지를 밝히고, 시험관아기 시술을 통해 부상하게 된 기술과학주체(technoscientific subject)인 여성은 어떤 위치에 놓여있는지를 논의하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 연구방법은 문헌연구와 심층면접으로써, 과학기술 연구와 페미니즘 관련 문헌들과 심층면접 자료, 불임여성모임 단체와 입양단체의 문건과 회원들이 올린 글들, 언론매체의 기사와 칼럼들을 이용하였다. 불임여성의 경험을 가족 체계, 의료 체계, 그리고 국가 체계를 통해 본 결과는 다음과 같다. 가족의 공간에서 불임여성은 비정상의 범주에 속해질 뿐 아니라 스스로도 자신의 여성성에 의문을 갖지만, 다른 한편 "모성"에 대한 성찰과 확장된 인식을 갖게 되는 계기를 마련하기도 하였다. 의료 공간에서 불임여성은 자신의 몸이 자신 가족, 의료진에게 각기 달리 인식된다는 사실을 경험하게 된다. 몸을 소유한 것도, 소유된 것도 아닌 것으로 인식하는 이 시선은 교환과 거래가 주도하는 공간에 새로운 논리의 창출과 새로운 기술과학주체의 행위성을 예견하게 한다. 국가의 공간에서 배아복제 연구가 국가경쟁력의 기표로 부상함에 따라 난자제공자로서의 여성의 위치도 정치성을 띄게 됐다. 여성은 한편으론 국가발전에 참여할 국민으로 호명되지만 다른 한편으론 "생명"의 존엄성이라는 허구를 지키는 수호자의 역할을 할 것을 요구받는 모순된 위치에 놓여있다. 국가의 경제발전을 위한 기획에 호명되면서 경제적 보상의 범주에는 들지 못하는 국민이라는 정체성과, 생명을 파괴하는 것을 전제로 생명을 창조하는 것을 허락하는 배아복제에 참여하면서 "생명" 수호자의 정체성을 부여받는 것이 각기 내포하는 모순에 대해 여성이 어떻게 순을하고 타협하고 저항할지에 따라 배아복제 연구의 방향과 속도가 달라질 것이다.

• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.21-32
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• 2011

Objective: This study was conducted to describe physical therapists' attitudes and beliefs towards Korean Government's National Long Term Care Insurance Program implemented last July 2008. Design: A survey research. Methodology: Participants were 143 physical therapists working in General Hospitals or University Hospitals in Busan, Korea. Each of the participants completed a questionnaire which was comprised of 22 questions. Among the 22 questions, 7 of these were independent variables such as gender, age, career, etc. while 15 of these questions were dependent variables such as the subject's expectations and reactions on the said program, opinions of the participants on the impact of the program to old people's families and relatives, participant's sentiments on social effects of this program to the society, etc. Data collection was conducted from the $20^{th}$ of July to the $5^{th}$ of August, 2008. Data were analyzed by Chi-square test, frequency and cross tabs using SPSS/PC program. Results: Based on the survey conducted, it showed that 50.3% were female respondents, 53.8% were on their twenties, 31.5% of the total respondents were married and that a percentage of 82.4% had working experiences below 10 years. About 80.4% of respondents were satisfied of their jobs and 32.4%of the respondents graduated from three - year college degree, 49.3% of the respondents graduated from four-year college degree. 95.1% of the total respondents knew the existence of the national long term care insurance program of the government and almost 78% got the information of the said program via internet, news paper or T.V. About 86% of the respondents believe that there will be future improvements in the quality of life in Korea through the said program and 82% said that there will be an increase sense of responsibility among family members to take care of their old relatives. 67.2 % of respondents believe that problems regarding old people will be solved through the government's national long term care insurance program. In aspect of Physical Therapy, 50% of the respondents expected generation of more jobs especially to physical therapists and 95% of the respondents want to work in any position in the said program especially those are more experienced ones. Conclusion: Physical Therapists in Korea are aware of the existence of the National Long Term Care Insurance Program of the Korean Government. Based on the gathered results from the survey, many experienced physical therapists of the country wanted to acquire positions in the said program especially that their expertise are needed in the said field. Through this study, it is evident that many physical therapists of the country have positive vibes on the said program and are optimistic on the outcomes of the said insurance program.