Paths to Civic Engagement Opportunity Structures and Marriage Immigrants’ Associational Lives in South Korea

Immigrants’ participation in voluntary associations has drawn much scholarly attention in recent years. However, how women marriage immigrants form their own associations and mobilize for their rights have been understudied. This study examines Filipina marriage immigrants’ voluntary associational e...

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Published inJournal of Asian sociology Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 247 - 272
Main Authors Kim, Ilju, Kim, Minjeong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seoul Institute for Social Development and Policy Research (ISDPR) 01.03.2021
서울대학교 사회발전연구소
Institute for Social Development and Policy Research, Seoul National University
사회발전연구소
Subjects
Asian cultural groups
Associations
Citizen participation
Collective action
Cultural identity
Diplomatic & consular services
Ethnic identity
Ethnicity
Ethnography
Gender
Gender identity
Host country
Immigrants
Marital adjustment
Marriage
Minority & ethnic groups
Noncitizens
Opportunity structures
Participation
Political activism
Religion
Social values
Society
Sociology
Values
사회학
East Asia
South Korea
North America
Europe
Political opportunity structure
Marriage immigrant
South Korea
Immigrant voluntary association
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Summary:Immigrants’ participation in voluntary associations has drawn much scholarly attention in recent years. However, how women marriage immigrants form their own associations and mobilize for their rights have been understudied. This study examines Filipina marriage immigrants’ voluntary associational experiences in South Korea to fill this gap in the research. Drawing on ethnographic research including in-depth interviews and observations, this article identifies institutional and discursive resources that contribute to marriage immigrants’ involvement in voluntary associations. Our findings are organized around three institutional settings—religious, governmental, and ethnicity-based—where marriage immigrants find possibilities and constraints that affect their associational activities. Within each institutional setting, marriage immigrants adapt discursive frames that represent social expectations and values associated with gender and ethnic identity.
ISSN:2671-4574
2671-8200
DOI:10.21588/dns.2021.50.1.010