A study on an acculturation model for the realization of a Korea Multicultural Community among Japanese, Chinese, Korean-Chinese, Vietnamese, and Philippine female marriage-based immigrants living in Gwangju City and Jeollanam-do province
AUTHOR : 남순현
INFORMATION : page. 19~51 / 2010 Vol.17 No.4
ABSTRACT
This study sought to develop an acculturation model for the realization of a Korea Multicultural
Community. A total of 54 female marriage-based immigrants, composed of 12 Japanese, 10 Chinese, 11
Korean-Chinese(‘Chosun tribe’ residing in northern China, that is, Koreans who were born in China), 10
Vietnamese, 11 Filipinos living in Gwangju City and Jeollanam-do regions, all participated in focus group
interviews from April 17 to May 7, 2009. They were divided into two groups from each country,
according to their period of residence(±2 years), and the content of their interviews were analyzed by
means of the Giorgi phenomenological method. Our results indicated that, firstly, psychological adjustment
processes across residence for the five ethnic groups are studied in terms of their general difficulties
experienced in terms of living, family conflict, parenting, gender roles etc. Secondly, the various degrees
and levels of culture shock experienced by female marriage-based immigrants in Korea were Korean
traditional religious rituals('jesa' in Korean), food, use of public baths, and lifestyle habits according to
regional climate. Lastly, the indigenous psychological cultural emotions of Koreans(eg. Weness,
In-group/Out-group, Chemyon, Cheong, Han, Noonchi) were compared with females from 5 countries in
East Asia. Our results suggested that interpreting them from a cross-cultural indigenous approach was the
most appropriate method to use.