코로나19 시대 다문화 사회 진단

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to diagnose the Korean multicultural society facing a crisis in the era of COVID-19. We looked at the trend of increase and decrease in the number of foreigners staying in Korea through the National Statistical Portal data of the National Statistical Office, which is considered to be the most objective measure of the crisis, and the July issue of Immigration and Foreigners Statistics Monthly Report of the Ministry of Justice. It was confirmed that the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the quantitative expansion of the multicultural society in Korea, which has been steadily increasing, but it turns out that the numerical research method is insufficient to convey the crisis of the multicultural society in Korea. Therefore, after the outbreak of COVID-19, we will diagnose a multicultural society through the policies of each country and the perception of the people. It was confirmed that the lockdown and containment policies that each country has taken since the outbreak of COVID-19, as well as the negative perception and discrimination of the general public toward the socially vulnerable class that occurred in the process, are causing a real crisis in the Korean multicultural society. The multiculturalization of Korean society is currently in progress, and it seems self-evident that it will expand further, leaving behind the temporary phenomenon caused by COVID-19. Therefore, we need to look at multiculturalism that may pose a threat to social cohesion and the development of the Republic of Korea, and accept them so that they can become a proud member of Korean society, rather than being perceived as a target of alienation and discrimination.