여성학대의 관계적 요인에 대한 성찰

Reflection on Relational Factors in Woman Abuse -in the perspective of dominance and subordination-

Korean society is rapidly changing. Now we are living in the culture of violence. Mainly women and girls are abused and killed by violence. Woman abuse is being done continuously through human history. As an effort to overcome the problem of woman abuse , we investigated the relational factors which are the basic causes of woman abuse in the perspective of dominance and subordination. First, we discussed the psychology and behavior of dominant group and subordinated group. Once women are prescribed as an inferior group, women themselves do not trust their capability. Further, their identity is formed in the psychological perspective which satisfies a dominant group. Subordinated group do not respond directly to the dominant group by covering their conflicts and try to get what they want to have in the disguised way. Such a behavior of subordinated women makes it difficult for the dominant group to repent. Secondly, we explained how subordinated women develop masochistic attitude. Genenally men make much importance of “power”and “selfdetermination,” Men use power to develop only themselves and oppress other people. Likewise , for men “self-determination”includes the meaning of oppressing other groups. But women do not want such a distorted power and self-determination. Women want a more useful power and selfdetermination which are helpful to all people. However , women are afraid of having power, so their fear of power is developed into masochistic attitude. They think that it easier to stay in the subordinated position than to resist an oppression. Thirdly, we discussed how women develop their ego through reclaiming conflict. Conflict was not permitted for women who are forced to remain as the subordinate. But when women use conflict in a creative way, they can be free from the bondage which the dominant group made. Ultimately, women’s problem can be solved only when they are concerned about their ego development and reflect on their problems objectively. Here, the important thing is that women’s self-consciousness must be formed in the moral context.