Marriage Migrant Women Research Articles

결혼이주여성의 한국어 수준이 문화적응 스트레스에 미치는 영향

Objectives The purpose of this study is to verify the mediating effect of self-esteem and the moderating effect of discrimination experiences in the relationship between the effect of Korean language level on cultural adaptation stress of marriage migrant women. Methods 2,249 married migrant women were selected as research material using data from the 2021 multicultural youth panel survey. And SPSS 26.0 program was used to analyze the data. Through this, descriptive statistical analysis was conducted to determine the normality of data. And, association analysis was conducted to analyze the relationship between major variables. In addition, regression analysis was conducted to verify the mediating effect of self-esteem and the moderating effect of discrimination experience. Results First, if the Korean language level of marriage migrant women is low, the cultural adaptation stress increases. Second, a partial mediating effect was verified that cultural adaptation stress is low if self-esteem is high in the relationship between the effect of the Korean level of married immigrant women on cultural adaptation stress. Third, the moderating effect that cultural adaptation stress is alleviated when there is no discrimination experience was verified in the relationship between the effect of the Korean language level of marriage migrant women on cultural adaptation stress. Conclusions This study showed that the Korean language level and self-esteem should be increased and the discrimination experience should be reduced in order to lower the cultural adaptation stress of marriage migrant women. To this end, various educational programs that can reduce the cultural adaptation stress of marriage migrant women were developed to suggest ways to reduce the cultural adaptation stress of marriage migrant women.

지역 경계를 넘어선 변혁적 젠더 정의론

This article examines the definition of a two-dimensional approach to gender justice that combines economic distribution and identity recognition as an element of Fraser's multicultural society, and the definition of 'participation' that enables two-dimensional gender definition. The specific research results are as follows. First, the corresponding secondary approach of gender definition was reviewed to cover both distribution and recognition of the issue of exclusion and discrimination based on the identity of married migrant women. First of all, it was confirmed that married migrant women with issues related to “gender” were a binary group in which the problems of redistribution and recognition were intertwined. The researcher re-analyzed the case of married migrant women interviewed in 2021 and confirmed that identity politics surrounding recognition, such as exclusion of ethnicity and gender, is in line with distribution politics, which is an economic inequality. Second, the issue of inequality of married migrant women should be dealt with at the economic, social, and political levels discussed by Fraser, and for this, the definition of political “equal participation” should be integrated beyond economic distribution and social recognition. Third, Fraser's “equal participation” was proposed as a way to correct inequality distribution and disapproval,“abolish the differentiation order that maintains the group's specificity,” and to solve the dilemma of “encouraging differentiation by recognizing the group's specificity.” In the end, the 'institutional/cultural device change plan' is to realize transformative gender justice beyond regional boundaries.

Intimate mobilities—International (transnational) marriage and migration: Japanese marriage migrants floating between Japan and Korea

AbstractIn the past decade, intense mobility within Asia has led to increased international marriage (kokusai kekkon) in the region. A growing number of scholars have explored this phenomenon—called the intimate part of Asia—with a focus on foreign brides from emerging economies. Concerning international marriage between Japanese and Koreans, most research focuses on the Korean wives of Japanese husbands who reside in Japan, and little research has been conducted on the Japanese wives of Korean husbands. In this study, the postmigration experiences of Japanese marriage migrant women in South Korea are explored. Semistructured interviews were conducted in Korea with 13 participants. Drawing on the interview data, this article elucidates the trajectories of Japanese marriage migrants, focusing on subjective elements. The participants' accounts demonstrate that their experiences were intertwined with the media, politics, gender roles, parenting ideologies, and family relations. Their various emotional responses underline the ways such factors have shaped their lives.

Multicultural education for pre-service teachers in Korea using educational television docudramas

ABSTRACT This paper examines the level of multicultural education awareness among Korean pre-service teachers (PSTs) and suggests a teaching and learning approach to enhance their multicultural competencies. This research utilized a South Korean educational television and radio network, Educational Broadcasting System (EBS), particularly, its programme called Multicultural biographies of a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law [다문화고부열전] as a diagnostic tool to assess PSTs’ recognition of multicultural education. The programme focuses on the challenges faced by married migrant women in Korea. The study used survey materials based on the EBS docudrama to investigate PSTs’ perceptions of multicultural education. The results showed that most PSTs understood the significance of teaching and learning about cultural diversity but had limited understanding beyond the dichotomies of the mainstream and minorities or Korean and immigrant students. The study recommends the use of docudramas as an effective tool for promoting multicultural education among PSTs in Korea

코로나19 팬데믹으로 변화된 결혼이주여성의 삶

코로나19 팬데믹으로 변화된 결혼이주여성의 삶

결혼이주여성의 문화 적응 스트레스 중재 프로그램 효과에 대한 메타분석

결혼이주여성의 문화 적응 스트레스 중재 프로그램 효과에 대한 메타분석

Hosting and Visiting Friends and Relatives of Vietnamese Marriage-migrant Women Living in Korea and Implications for Post-Tourism

The current study identifies the characteristics of visiting friends and relatives (VFR) and hosting experiences of Vietnamese marriage-migrant women in their home country and Korea. A total of 20 in-depth interviews were the basis of the analysis. Findings show that the Vietnamese migrant women are the actors whose traditional boundary between the host (e.g., tourism service providers) and the guest (e.g., group package tourists) is blurred. Vietnamese marriage-migrant women are familiar with both the home and the receiving country as well as the VFR guests and hosts. They show confidence in hosting and visiting friends and relatives and traveling to both countries. This study further shows how structural regulations, family, and individual characteristics shape the VFR hosting and visiting experiences, implying dual or blurred identities as the host and the guest reflect post-tourism characteristics. Ultimately, this study further argues that the unique identity and hosting/visiting experiences of Vietnamese marriage-migrant women shape travel patterns and their perceptions while traveling with friends and relatives.

결혼이주여성의 ‘타자화’에서 ‘주체화’로의 변화에 관한 연구

This paper analyzes the process of change from 'other' to 'subject' by conducting in-depth interviews on the economic activities and life experiences of marriage migrant women in Yeongju, Gyeongbuk. According to the research results, marriage migrant women chose to marry Korean men in order to help poor families in their home countries and live a prosperous life in Korea. However, the realities of Korean families were poor, and women were severely ignored and discriminated against because they were from poor countries. Marriage migrant women made efforts to engage in economic activities and participate in Korean language classes and competency programs in order to change their poor home environment for the better. Marriage migrant women gave birth to sons, accepted Korean family culture, and were recognized as dignified personalities. Marriage migrant women are growing into family leaders by leading cultural convergence between their mother country and Korea.

Transnational marriage networks for intra-Asian circuit of mobilities, investment and development: Vietnamese marriage migrant women’s investments in Vietnam

This article was published open access under a CC BY licence: https://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/ This paper introduces the case of marriage migration into the debate on the intra-Asian circuit of capital flow, human mobilities and urban and regional development. While intra-Asian marriage migration lies at the intersection of governmental policy, increased capital flow and human mobilities, it has been absent from the discussion on capital flows within the global East. Employing ethnographic research methods, we explain how Vietnamese marriage migrants in South Korea and their Korean husbands restyled their remittances to invest in land and businesses in hometowns, the Mekong Delta area and big cities through transnational marriage networks. Explanations for what caused marriage migrants’ position to evolve include a discussion of macro-politics of political and economic reforms in South Korea and Vietnam and the micro-politics of transnational networks. By demonstrating the roles of transnational marriage networks, this research contributes to the debates on migration-developmentmobility circuit.

The interface between leisure constraints and facilitators of marriage migrant women

ABSTRACT This study explored leisure constraints and facilitators of marriage migrant women. Qualitative interviews with 20 Vietnamese marriage migrant women in South Korea were conducted. At the individual level, language skills, financial resources, time, personal leisure orientation and preference, and capacity for individual mobility were identified as the constraints and facilitators of leisure for the marriage migrant women. At the interpersonal level, family served as both the leisure constraint and facilitator of this group. At the context and system level, the Multicultural Family Support Centre was highlighted as a facilitator, while transportation acted as both a facilitator and constraint of the leisure of migrant women. This study sheds light on the impacts of a diverse amalgam of facilitators and constraints of leisure participation among marriage migrant women. Implications for leisure planners, human resources managers of organisations, and the government are offered.

A study on the current status of multicultural family policy and improvement tasks in Korea

이 연구는 다문화사회로 진입한 한국사회의 다문화가족정책의 현황을 살펴보고 정책의 문제를 통한 개선과제를 제시하는데 목적이 있다. 이러한 목적을 이루기 위해 먼저, 우리나라 다문화가족정책과 관련된 개념과 현황을 살펴보았다. 다음으로 다문화가족정책의 주요 내용과 이와 관련된 관련 법이나 제도를 정리하고, 해외의 다문화정책에 대한 사례를 살펴보았다. 다문화가족정책의 현황을 바탕으로 개선방안에 대한 쟁점을 고찰하였고, 우리나라 다문화가족정책의 발전을 위한 쟁점별 개선과제를 제시하면서 마무리하였다. 본 연구는 결혼이주여성, 이주노동자, 중도입국청소년 등 다양한 외국인이 유입되면서 다문화사회로 진입한 한국의 다문화정책에 대한 정책적 제언과 실천적 함의를 제공할 것으로 기대된다.The purpose of this study is to examine the current status of multicultural family policy in Korean society, which has entered a multicultural society, and to suggest improvement tasks through policy problems. To achieve this goal, first, the concept and current status of multicultural family policy in Korea were examined. Next, the main contents of the multicultural family policy and related laws and systems are summarized. In addition, we looked into multicultural policies abroad. Based on the current status of multicultural family policy, the issue of improvement measures was considered, and improvement tasks for each issue were presented for the development of multicultural family policy in Korea. This study is expected to provide policy suggestions and practical implications for multicultural policies, which are increasing due to the influx of various foreigners such as marriage migrant women, migrant workers, and mid-immigrant youth.

결혼이주여성의 정체성에 관한 연구

This paper is to analyzed the identity of marriage migrant women from multicultural One-mother families in Korea. The research analysis results are as follows. First, In the first space, unique self-identity is acknowledge within the grown family community. Next, in the second space, one's own family and multicultural family experience, a reflection, that is, a relative identity, is established. Finally, in the third space, the space for insight, while sharing the world and accepting other people's various thoughts, they realize the as a true subject that they will exist as marriage migrant women as a true sense, "Homo Sacer." This point was analyzed as a clear difference from the identity of marriage migrant women in the existing multicultural One-mother family.

이주여성의 온라인 고등교육 참여 사례연구

The study aims to examine the academic experience of adult Korean learners in the digital space and derive the implications of Korean language education for them. In this study, it was intended to examine the motivation and academic performance of married migrant women to enter Korea National Open University. This study conducted a case study by collecting in-depth interview data of migrant women from China and Vietnam with diverse majors and learning trajectory as participants. Based on the collected data, the educational implications needed for adult learners to receive online higher education are as follows: first, close cooperation with related institutions to expand the influx of online higher education institutions; second, strengthening support for adaptation to the first semester after admission; third, promoting interaction among multicultural learners within the campus; and fourth, providing support needed for Korean language education focused on writing as basic learning capability support.

A Qualitative Study on Married Migrant Women’s Experience of Participation in Self-help Groups from the Perspective of Transformative Learning

This study examined self-help groups for married migrant women which have not been discussed from the viewpoint of learning from the perspective of transformative learning and tried to suggest the direction of self-help groups. For this, the research question was set as 'What does married migrant women's experience of participation in self-help groups from the perspective of transformative learning?'. For the study, data were collected by arranging in-depth interviews with 7 married migrant women who participated in self-help groups for more than 2 years in the B Family Center in A City. And based on this, the in-depth meanings in the experience were analyzed. Based on the collected data, each three central meanings were drawn from the categories of experience by conversion stage, the level of conversion and introspection, and the results of the conversion. Married migrant women planned and attempted a meaning life by experiencing dilemmas and experienced problem solving through sympathy and cooperation in their self-help groups. It has found that the level of conversion and introspection appeared in the form of self-awareness, professional competency development, and introspection as migrant women and the results of the conversion appeared in the domain of individuals, families, and society. The above research results show that self-help groups promote the shift in married migrant women's perspectives and become the learning center that they can be expanded to indivisual and social growth. Based on the results of the study, it found educational implications of self-help groups for married migrant women and sought the direction for their development.

결혼이주여성의 사회적 관계 향상을 위한 정책 개선 방향

This study analyzed and proposed new policy directions to improve the social relationships of married migrant women so that the women can enjoy healthy relationships and Korea can become a better integrated multi-cultural society. For this purpose, the research firstly examined current situations and theoretical backgrounds of women

“Hidden stories behind global love”: Acculturative and social integration challenges of marriage migrant women in South Korea

This research explored the acculturative challenges and social integration issues faced by marriage migrant women in Korea. Using acculturation and integration theory lenses, the authors analyzed the lived experiences of marriage migrant women. Data were collected using open-ended probing interviews with 19 participants from Asian countries to capture their lived experiences. The emergent themes were clustered into two domains: acculturative challenges and difficulties in integrating encountered during post-migration. These themes portray the ongoing enigmas between pre-migration expectations versus post-migration realities. This study is a unique example of the Asian context, which captured hidden realities and present implications and future directions for many stakeholders. The findings of this research can be used as a reference to find solutions to acculturative and social integration issues of migrant women in similar contexts. The authors believe that the findings can be generalizable to other Asian countries.

Experiencing Everyday Otherness: A Study of Southeast Asian Marriage-Migrants in South Korea

Summary This study explores the everyday Otherness experienced by Southeast Asian marriage-migrant women in South Korea. South Korea is increasingly ethnically diverse due to the dramatic rise in international marriages between foreign women and Korean men, most of which are facilitated by marriage brokers. Yet little research has been conducted on marriage-migrants’ experiences of communicating with local Koreans. Drawing on data collected through in-depth interviews with five participants from Cambodia and Vietnam, this study focuses on specific factors that cause conflicts between these women and local Koreans in various social contexts, including the household, workplaces, and wider communities, and how the women respond to such conflicts and manage challenging interactions. The participants’ narratives demonstrate the tensions and conflicts they encounter, which can be divided into three categories: the imposition of Korean ways of living, negative stereotyping, and language use. The women describe being perceived as deviating from Korean society’s cultural and linguistic norms and facing pressure to conform to these norms, which sometimes conflict with their own sense of identity. In addition, they experience marginalization through Othering and negative stereotyping in their interactions with Koreans and struggle to develop a sense of belonging to the host society. The results of this study provide implications for second language programs designed for marriage-migrants, which have the potential to enable marriage-migrants to achieve sustainable development in their second language learning and to support their development of multilingual and multicultural identities.

Being good wives and ideal migrants: Experiences of Indian marriage migrant women in Canada

Being good wives and ideal migrants: Experiences of Indian marriage migrant women in Canada

The Marriage Migration Regime of Vietnamese Women in South Korea: Evolving Roles of Governments, Matchmakers, and Migrants

Recent studies have clamored for measures to avoid the victimization of women in marriage migration. Thus, an important question entails how to consider marriage migrant women and their decision-making while acknowledging the current settings for international marriage between Vietnamese women and South Korean men. The present research establishes the following findings based on participant observation and in-depth interviews with Vietnamese marriage migrant women (including candidates) in South Korea and Vietnam. First, this study uncovers how governments, matchmakers, and migrants informally interact, form, and reform the marriage migration regime. In particular, this study focuses on how illegal marriage matchmakers take part in the regime and how they exploit marriage migrants owing to tightening immigration policies. Second, this study highlights the role of ethnic networks in the decision-making of marriage migrants. Thus, the discussion challenges the meaning of active governmental policies vis-à-vis the domination of illegal matchmakers. This study contributes to the literature on international migration by discussing the intermediate mechanism of marriage matchmakers and considering the agencies of marriage migrants.

Effect of marriage migrant women's experience of discrimination on acculturation stress: Focused on the moderating effect of self-esteem

본 연구의 목적은 결혼이주여성의 차별경험과 문화적응스트레스의 관계를 살펴보고, 차별경 험과 문화적응스트레스 사이에서 자아존중감의 조절효과가 어떠한지 규명하는 것이다. 연구목 적 달성을 위하여 다문화청소년패널조사 2기데이터의 결혼이주여성 2,167명을 분석대상으로 Baron과 Kenny(1986)의 조절효과 모델에 근거하여 위계적 조절회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결 과 결혼이주여성의 차별경험은 문화적응스트레스를 높이는 주요 요인으로 나타났다. 또한 결혼 이주여성의 차별경험이 문화적응스트레스에 미치는 부정적인 영향은 자아존중감의 정도에 따라 달라져 자아존중감이 조절효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 기반으로 결혼이주여성 의 문화적응스트레스 완화를 위한 실천적 전략을 제시하고 한국생활적응에 도움이 되는 지원방 안에 대해 모색하였다.