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Perception of Immigrant Social Integration from the Perspective of Framing and Intergroup Contact Theories

  • Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies
  • 2025, 20(), pp.25~52
  • DOI : 10.22957/mses.20..202507.25
  • Publisher : Institute for Migration and Multicultural Studies
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : July 2, 2025
  • Accepted : July 22, 2025
  • Published : July 30, 2025

Kwon Young-eun 1

1동명대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study analyzed the deep-seated perception structure of Korean society regarding immigrant social integration, utilizing extensive discourse data on foreigner policies from 2018 to 2024, as presented in Kwon Young-eun’s (2024) research. Two theoretical approaches were employed in the analysis. Firstly, framing theory served as a powerful framework for explaining the direction and emotional responses of public perception. Secondly, intergroup contact theory provided psychosocial criteria for evaluating the practical feasibility of policies. Accordingly, this study emphasizes the redesign of policy communication and the planning of institutional contact, proposing an integrated analytical model: the framed contact effect. This model demonstrates that perceptions of immigrants are complexly formed through the interaction of contact methods, frame types, and regional conditions. In conclusion, for Korea to truly advance towards a global multicultural society, a transformative perspective is needed, one that accepts immigrants as both subjects of national development and equal members of the social community. This necessitates not only legal frameworks and budgets but also effective policy measures to re-establish the perceptions of both the state and its citizens.

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