A Study on Changes in Social Acceptance According to Individual Acceptance of Family Diversity
July 31, 2022 | Vol.8, No.7 | PP. 163-173 | PDF
AUTHORS:
Seon-Nyeo Kim, Department of Social Welfare, Honam University, Korea
KEYWORDS:
Family Diversity, Individual Acceptance, Social Acceptance, Children of Remarried Families
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between individual acceptance and social acceptance for various family types. This study was conducted on the general public between the ages of 19 and 79, residing in 17 cities and towns across the country from August 21st to 27th (7 days), 2019, using the CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) system. A total of 1,499 valid copies were used as research data, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis using SPSS 21.0 was performed to derive the results. As a research method, it is a secondary data analysis study using data from a public opinion poll on family diversity conducted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. According to the findings, the higher an individual's acceptance of children from remarried families, children from single mothers (parents), children from cohabiting families, and children from multicultural families, which are sub-variables for family diversity, the higher the individual's acceptance of divorce/remarriage, living together without marriage, childbirth without marriage, and married couples. Social acceptance was also high in areas such as compulsory children, international marriage, and modest childbirth behavior, indicating that it had a positive effect. However, considering the influence relationship between the children of single-parent families and the adopted children is not significant, it is recognized that in order to respond to the rapidly changing society, one must follow the individual values of the family, which is becoming more diverse, but concerns about the lack of single-parent families and the traditional family values, which emphasize blood ties, collide with modern values and are mixed. When looking at demographic variables, women accepted various family types more than men, and all age groups except those in their 60s and older, with lower educational background and a higher economic level, supporting existing studies but showing differences. Based on the above research results, policy recommendations on family diversity are as follows. First, it is necessary to break away from the 'normal family' syndrome, an example of the traditional view of the family, and transform it into a social awareness that embraces diverse families. Second, legal support for children of families living together should be gradually supported with the goal of reaching the same level as children of married families.
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