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This study uses qualitative data to examine the dynamics and barriers of the delayed family formation phenomenon among the never-married professionals in Korea. The data was drawn from focus groups of 14 never-married professionals aged 28 through 40. The investigation depicts several dimensions of the circumstances of never-married professionals that have not garnered much attention in the literature. This research provides initial evidence of critical influences within the socio-cultural contexts of the participants' dating behaviors as well as the willingness to marry. Two different realities, based on gender, were discovered: both male and female voluntarily delayed marriage to pursue their career, education and success. As both reached their career goals, however, male participants experienced a rise in their value as a marriage prospect whereas females experienced decreased value as a marriage prospect. Hence, neo-traditional familism was the dominant value among the participants, but it also functioned as a major barrier to family formation because in the present value system, female professionals, must still struggle with the dual burdens of work and family management.

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Abstract
 I. 서론
 II. 선행 연구의 고찰
 III. 연구문제 및 연구방법
 IV. 결과 및 해석
 V. 결론
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만혼 결혼의향 질적연구 포커스 그룹 인터뷰 전문직 미혼남녀 신전통적 가족주의 delayed family formation willingness to marriage qualitative study focus group interview never married professionals neo-traditional familism

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• 어성연 [ Auh, Seongyeon | 중앙대학교 가족복지학과 조교수 ] 주저자
• 조희금 [ Cho, Hee-Keum | 대구대학교 가정복지학과 교수 ] 교신저자
• 고선강 [ Koh, Sung-Kang | 성신여자대학교 사회복지학과 부교수 ]

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