Effects of Foreign Wife Status and Social Capital on Fertility

외국인 배우자의 지위와 사회적 자본이 출산력에 미치는 영향

  • Published : 2008.12.25

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to explore the impacts of foreign wife status and social capital on fertility among a group of Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese wives in Korea. Attention is focused on the argument that minority group status and immigrant social capital exerts an independent effect on fertility, apart from socioeconomic and demographic variables. It is hypothesized that the level and tempo of fertility of foreign wives reflect their social disadvantages and the adaptation process. Micro-data from two socio-demographic surveys were utilized to analyze the reproductive outcomes of foreign and native wives in Korea. Results of analyses reveal that foreign wives in Korea tend to have fewer children compared to native Korean women. It was found that a foreign wife's access to social capital significantly facilitates reproductive behavior. Those who engage themselves more in voluntary activities, have more friends in Korea, and possess better and higher-quality social networks tend to have more children. Foreign wives with a high degree of integration or assimilation to the new surroundings were also found to have more children than other foreign wives.

이 연구의 주된 목적은 외국인 아내의 지위와 사회적 자본이 출산력에 미치는 영향을 중국, 베트남과 일본으로부터의 혼인이주자들을 대상으로 파악하기 위한 것이다. 소수집단의 지위와 이들이 지닌 사회적 자본이 사회경제적, 인구학적 변수들의 영향력을 통제한 후에도 출산력에 독립적 영향력을 행사한다는 주장을 검증하는데 분석의 초점이 맞추어졌다. 외국인 아내의 출산력 수준과 속도는 그들이 지닌 사회적으로 불리한 여건과 이주 후의 적응 수준을 반영하는 것으로 가정할 수 있다. 이 연구에서 한국에 거주하는 외국인 아내와 한국인 아내의 출산력을 비교분석하기 위하여 두 인구학적 조사의 원자료가 활용되었다. 이 연구의 분석결과는 한국에 거주하는 외국인 아내들이 한국인 아내들에 비해 자녀수가 적다는 것을 확인해준다. 출산간격 역시 한국인 아내보다 긴 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 외국인 아내의 사회적 자본이 클수록 출산행위를 촉진하는 효과가 있는 것으로 드러났다. 이주 후 현지 사회에의 통합과 동화의 수준이 높은 외국인 아내들 역시 상대적으로 자녀수가 많은 경향이 발견되었다.

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