프라자국제웨드

[Marriage as the ambassador of the human race] International marriage refers to men and women of different nationalities forming a bond through marriage. International marriage includes the marriage of a Korean woman and a foreign man, but generally it refers to the marriage between a Korean man and a foreign woman. Scholars like Sanz also describe international marriage in terms of "war bridal marriage." In other words, the concept originated from the occurrence of a war bride between the U.S. military and the women of the host country as the U.S. stayed in Asia for a long time. In addition, according to his argument, women who are war brides have their own traditions compared to other women, and have low socioeconomic status. In Korea, international marriage was promoted by Unificationists in the 1980s. In this period, international marriages in Korea were mainly between Korean men and Japanese women, and international marriages increased as Southeast Asian women married Korean men regardless of religious purpose. In the 1990s, as the rural bachelor's sense of brides became scarce, local governments visited Chinese Koreans and Han Chinese, and international marriages with virgins in Northeast Asia to escape from economic poverty continued to take place. Since the 1990s, international marriages have increased significantly in our society. According to Statistics Korea's demographic dynamics, the rate of international marriages increased rapidly from only 1.2% in 1990 to 13.6% in 2005, then declined to 11.9% in 2006 and 11.1% in 2007. The proportion of international marriages in 2013 accounted for 8.0% of all marriages. However, it can be seen that the proportion of international marriages is high as one of the 12 to 13 couples who are still married for a year choose international marriages. In particular, the proportion of international marriages between foreign women and Korean men is high. Marriage with foreign women reached 76.7% in 2010, which was only 13.1% of all international marriages in 1990, and 70.5% in 2013. The countries of origin of marriage immigrant women are also becoming more diverse. In the early 2000s, many were from China, Japan, and the Philippines, but recently, there is a diversification trend in Vietnam, Thailand, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and Russia. In particular, since 2003, international marriages with Vietnamese women have been increasing rapidly. Looking at the countries of origin of foreign women who recently married Korean men, marriages with Chinese women were the highest, but in 2001, the rate reached 70.0%, which was 45.2% in 2009 and 33.1% in 2013. It can be seen that it is decreasing. On the other hand, the proportion of marriages with Vietnamese women has increased significantly. From only 1.3% in 2001, it increased to 34.1% in 2006, and reached 31.5% in 2013, steadily staying at the 30% level. In 2013 alone, international marriages with Chinese and Vietnamese women were high enough to account for 63.6% of the total. Meanwhile, marriage between Korean women and foreign men accounted for 29.5% of all international marriages in 2013. The nationality of foreign men married to Korean women is in the order of the United States (22.9%), China (22.6%), and Japan (17.8%). Marriage with men from China, Japan, and Nada declined from 2012, while marriages with men from other countries such as Vietnam, Australia, and the United States increased. The phenomenon of women's migration to other countries through international marriage seems to be a matter of personal choice, but behind the scenes, various social factors such as the global capitalist system, the society and the government of the sending and receiving countries, and international marriage brokerages are operating. Marriage immigrant women in Korea choose to marry a Korean man due to various motives and expectations. In fact, for women who do not have specific occupations or skills, international marriage is a more accessible migration method than labor migration, and has the advantage of providing permanent residency and wide employment opportunities rather than temporary stay. However, since they entered Korea as Korean spouses without the basic knowledge and preparation process necessary for living in Korea, the language and cultural differences that they faced from the beginning of migration, difficulties in communication, loss of economic expectations, problems of childbirth and parenting, conflicts between couples, and They are experiencing difficulties in adapting to society and culture, such as discrimination from social prejudice. The reason why Korean men marry internationally can be found in difficult conditions and circumstances. The gender ratio of men and women of marriage-age age has become unbalanced due to the traditional preference for boys, and the economic basis for men from rural and urban working classes to marry is relatively low. The number of women has run out. Therefore, for them, international marriage with foreign women serves as a major resource for spouse selection. In the end, international marriage can be seen as the result of meeting the demands of foreign women to pursue a better life and economic stability and the demands of Korean men to escape from singleness. Characteristics and significance Since the 1990s, international marriages have increased, accounting for 8.0% of all marriages in 2013. In particular, the majority of marriages between Korean men and foreign women are large, with Chinese and Vietnamese women accounting for more than 60% of the total. The nationality has also diversified, and in the early 2000s, many were from China, Japan, and the Philippines, but in recent years, there is a trend of diversification such as Vietnam, Thailand, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and Russia.