한국의 사회병리현상에 대한 유가치료학적 접근 ―폐쇄적 사회에서 소통적 사회로

Abstract

In this study an approach was made to the problems of closed groups formed in school relations, regionalism, kinship, etc. in contemporary Korean society, from the Confucian perspective. Closed groups in Korean society may be a solution to helplessness, loneliness, futility, etc., i.e., psychological anxieties caused during the individualization of Korean society, but at the same time, may incite social pathology such as intergroup closure, clannishness and collective egoism. The problems of social pathology in Korean society can be solved by the conversion of closed groups into open one. This study was focused on the possibility that the problems of closed groups could be detected and solved from Confucian perspective. In Confucianism, closed groups are regarded as egoistic cliques, but it is mentioned that the problems can be open if the members discipline themselves. In conclusion, the problems of closed groups in Korean society can be solved by the conversion of closed network into open one, not rejection.