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2018 | 1 | 99-112

Article title

International divorces in South Korea – demographic characteristics

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PL
Międzynarodowe rozwody w Korei Południowej – charakterystyka demograficzna

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Abstracts

PL
Artykuł prezentuje demograficzną charakterystykę międzynarodowych rozwodów w Korei Południowej, opartą na danych pochodzących z Vital Statistics of Immigrant in 2015 z portalu Statistics Korea. Z danych tych wynika, że systematycznie, choć powoli, zmniejsza się liczba rozwodów wśród imigrantów. Imigranci najczęściej rozwodzą się w ciągu pierwszych pięciu lat małżeństwa, a głównymi przyczynami są: różnica charakterów, problemy ekonomiczne, niewierność małżonka oraz konflikty pomiędzy członkami rodziny. Wiele badań podkreśla, że małżeństwa imigrantów doświadczają różnic kulturalnych i różnic w stylu życia, co staje się przeszkodą w codziennym życiu; mają problemy językowe w codziennej komunikacji, a ponadto częściej żyją w biedzie. W wielu przypadkach żony imigrantów stają się ofiarami przemocy domowej. Wynikiem tych konfliktów są sytuacje, w których wielokulturowe rodziny kończą swój żywot rozwodem.
EN
The paper presents demographic characteristics of international divorces in South Korea based on data from Vital Statistics of Immigrant in 2015 from Statistics Korea. According to data there are systematic but slow tendency of decrease numbers of divorces by immigrants. The most frequently immigrant get divorce at the first years of marriage duration, mainly because of: differences in character, economic problems, spouse’s unfairness and conflict between family members. Many researchers point out that marriage immigrants experience cultural and lifestyle differences which become barriers of everyday life, they have language problems in daily communication and they are also more likely to live in poverty. In many cases migrant wives are victims of domestic violence. These conflicts develop into situations in which multicultural families end in divorce.

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1

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99-112

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Dates

published
2018-06-20

Contributors

  • University of Silesia in Katowice

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Publication order reference

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ISSN
1507-4943

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bwmeta1.element.desklight-de124812-1866-46e4-af03-4b35468715c1
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