Abstract
This study explored how Korean men married to migrant women construct meaning around married life. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 10 men who had had been married to migrant women for ≥2 years. Data collection and analysis were performed concurrently using a grounded theory approach. The core category generated was the process of sustaining a family unit. The men came to understand the importance of a distribution of power within the family in sustaining the family unit. Constituting this process were four stages: recognizing an imbalance of power, relinquishing power, empowering, and fine-tuning the balance of power. This study provides important insight into the dynamics of marital power from men's point of view by demonstrating a link between the way people adjust to married life and the process by which married couples adjust through the distribution and redistribution of power.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 73-78 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Nursing and Health Sciences |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Mar 2013 |
Keywords
- Balance of power
- Grounded theory
- International marriage
- Korea
- Patriarchy