Korean Journal of Human Ecology (한국생활과학회지)

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The Case Study on Marriage Immigrant Women' Child Birth Intention

결혼 이민자 여성의 자녀 출산 의향에 관한 사례 연구

  • 조윤주 (성신여자대학교 사회복지학과)
  • Received : 2014.12.22
  • Accepted : 2015.10.01
  • Published : 2015.10.31
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Abstract

In that marriage immigrant women' birth rate are higher than those of Korea women, they were selected to suggest pronatalism in Korea. The purpose of this study is to explore the child birth intention of marriage immigrant women. One of qualitative study, case study was used in methodology. Participants were 10 marriage immigrant women, depth interview were conducted. The major results were categorized facilitators and inhibitors. Facilitators were 'number of origin family members', 'absence or weakness of family planning', 'successful experience of the first child birth', 'no difficulty in childbearing', 'recommendation of mother-in-law', 'child' positive effect in Korea life adjustment'. Inhibitors were 'insufficient economic condition', 'husband' old age and the opposite of mother-in-law', 'dissatisfaction with marriage life', 'lack of government' support'. Based on this results, practical implications and interventions were suggested.

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