이혼 공동체의 현황과 특징:온라인·오프라인 공동체를 중심으로

Abstract

This study examines the situations and characteristics of divorced women's community and finds out implications for social work practice. For this purpose, this study uses the qualitative method and web search in internet cyber-space. Participants of this study are eight community members. The qualitative data is analyzed through thick descriptive method. As a results, divorced women's on-line communities were constructed before than off-line community. Most of divorced women's communities functioned to provide emotional support and opportunity to interchange information and learning about child parenting. Also, through the meeting of communities, they have a chance to express the emotional problems, However, the activities, strategies and visions of communities are differ as to the types of institutions. The communities of social welfare agency are more dependent and stagnate than the other agency. They have a tasks to explore ways toward self independent community through construction of community based small groups, networking with women's agency, and intensification of education programs focused on self-insight. This study implicates the role and direction of social work practice in situation of the client own self propose the political issues and explore the problem solving methods.