재일동포사회를 통해서 본 한국다문화사회의 비판적 고찰

Abstract

The present study aims at examining the aspects of multicultural society of Japan and providing their implications.　This study examines the community of the Korean residents in Japan, an ethnic minority in Japanese society, from the perspective of the Korean residents on themselves, from the perspective of the Japanese people on the Korean Japanese, and from the perspective of the Korean people on the Korean Japanese. First, the restrictive environment of the mainstream society on the minority group makes it difficult for the minority group to express its identity in a natural way. Second, the understanding of multicultural society reached through Japanese people’s perception of the Korean residents in Japan opens the possibility of improving the preconception and prejudice of people in the mainstream society by making use of cultural contents. Third, examination of the Korean people’s perception of the Korean residents in Japan showed that inspiring the patriotism of Korean youths improved their interest in and perception of the Korean residents in Japan. On the other hand, if education to foster the national spirit leans toward emphasis on the ethnically homogeneous nation, it would rather raise hostility to the immigrants of different ethnic origins and only increase adverse effects. Therefore, education of national identity should focus on general human rights education based upon multiculturalis.