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Adaptation of Children from Multicultural Families to Korean Society - A Qualitative Study on Experience -

  • Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies
  • 2023, 15(), pp.29-55
  • DOI : 10.22957/mses.15..202311.29
  • Publisher : Institute for multicultural studies
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : October 8, 2023
  • Accepted : November 14, 2023
  • Published : November 30, 2023

Ko, Yong-hwan 1 See-Gyoon Park 1

1군산대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study is a qualitative study to analyze social problems and discrimination in Korean society experienced by children from multicultural families. To this end, problems and phenomena were derived by analyzing the family environment, school, and social experiences through in-depth interviews with five children from multicultural families in their mid-20s who grew up in Korea. As a result of the study, children from multicultural families had an unstable childhood due to parental conflicts, were teased for their different appearance during school years, and experienced discrimination because they were children from multicultural families. Through this experience of Korean social adaptation, identity confusion and victimization were latent in the process of adulthood, and strong feelings of compassion were felt for foreign mothers. The derived phenomenon refers to the limitations of multicultural policies promoted so far, and it has been confirmed that children from multicultural families are exposed to discrimination due to incorrect social perceptions.

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