전문직 미혼 남녀의 만혼현상에 대한 연구Research on the delayed family formation phenomenon among the never-married professionals in Korea: A qualitative study with focus groups
- Authors
- 어성연; 조희금; 고선강
- Issue Date
- 2010
- Publisher
- 한국가족자원경영학회
- Keywords
- 만혼; 결혼의향; 질적연구; 포커스 그룹 인터뷰; 전문직 미혼남녀; 신전통적 가족주의; delayed family formation; willingness to marriage; qualitative study; focus group interview; never married professionals; neo-traditional familism
- Citation
- 한국가족자원경영학회지, v.14, no.2, pp 1 - 19
- Pages
- 19
- Journal Title
- 한국가족자원경영학회지
- Volume
- 14
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 19
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/34057
- ISSN
- 1738-0391
- Abstract
- This study uses qualitative data to examine the dynamics and barriers of the delayed family formation phenomenon among the never-married professionals in Korea. The data was drawn from focus groups of 14 never-married professionals aged 28 through 40. The investigation depicts several dimensions of the circumstances of never-married professionals that have not garnered much attention in the literature. This research provides initial evidence of critical influences within the socio-cultural contexts of the participants' dating behaviors as well as the willingness to marry. Two different realities, based on gender, were discovered: both male and female voluntarily delayed marriage to pursue their career, education and success. As both reached their career goals, however, male participants experienced a rise in their value as a marriage prospect whereas females experienced decreased value as a marriage prospect. Hence, neo-traditional familism was the dominant value among the participants, but it also functioned as a major barrier to family formation because in the present value system, female professionals, must still struggle with the dual burdens of work and family management.
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