결혼이주여성의 ‘타자화’에서 ‘주체화’로의 변화에 관한 연구

Research on Marriage Migrant Women on Their Shift from ‘Other’ to ‘Subject’ Centered around the Economic Activity and Living Experience of Marriage Migrant Women in Yeongju, Gyeongbuk

본 논문은 경북 영주지역 결혼이주여성의 경제활동과 생활경험을 심층인터뷰하여 ‘타자화’에서 ‘주체화’로의 변화과정을 분석하였다. 결혼이주여성들은 열악한 모국 가족을 돕고 한국에서 윤택한 생활을 하고자 한국남성과의 결혼을 선택하였다. 그러나 한국가정의 현실은 열악하고 여성들은 가난한 나라 출신이라고 심한 무시와 차별을 당했다. 그러나 결혼이주여성들은 열악한 가정환경을 좋게 바꾸고자 경제활동을 하고, 한글교실, 역량프로그램에 참가하는 노력을 기울였다. 결혼이주여성들은 아들을 출산하고 한국가족문화를 수용하며 당당한 인격체로 인정받았다. 이제 결혼이주여성들은 모국과 한국의 문화융합을 이끌며 가족리더로 성장하고 있다.

This paper analyzes the process of change from 'other' to 'subject' by conducting in-depth interviews on the economic activities and life experiences of marriage migrant women in Yeongju, Gyeongbuk. According to the research results, marriage migrant women chose to marry Korean men in order to help poor families in their home countries and live a prosperous life in Korea. However, the realities of Korean families were poor, and women were severely ignored and discriminated against because they were from poor countries. Marriage migrant women made efforts to engage in economic activities and participate in Korean language classes and competency programs in order to change their poor home environment for the better. Marriage migrant women gave birth to sons, accepted Korean family culture, and were recognized as dignified personalities. Marriage migrant women are growing into family leaders by leading cultural convergence between their mother country and Korea.