A Theoretical Study for the Introduction of Beauty Welfare System in Korea, Aging Society

Abstract

This study is a literature review for the introduction of the beauty welfare system in Korea which has entered an aging society. Korea is the fastest aging country among OECD countries, and has many social problems such as poverty and suicide of the elderly. A beauty welfare system is needed to raise the depression, self-esteem, and social skills of these elderly people, and to improve the quality of life. We searched for papers related to beauty welfare published in four major academic journals in the field of beauty over the past decade and selected advanced cases ffor the introduction of the beauty welfare system in Korea. First, we proposed the necessity of establishing the concept of beauty welfare in Korea, which is still ambiguous. In addition, Japan's beauty welfare system and professional training education, which faced an aging society ahead of Korea, were summarized and presented. Lastly, the papers written on the topic of beauty welfare were classified according to their characteristics, and they were largely divided into emotional and institutional aspects. In Korea, which has many problems with the elderly, it is very important to introduce a beauty welfare system and to train professional beauty welfare workers. This study is intended to be used as basic data for setting the direction of research on beauty welfare in Korea and introducing the beauty welfare system.