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KMID : 0379220180380041015
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2018 Volume.38 No. 4 p.1015 ~ p.1033
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A Phenomenological Study on the Meaning and Essence of the Experience of Elderly Men Living Alone in Public Rental Housing
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Kim Seo-Hyun
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the meaning and essence of the life of elderly men living alone in public rental housing. Among the phenomenological study methods, the present study used the analysis method proposed by Giorgi(2009). The study participants included 10 elderly men living alone in public rental housing who were recruited through network sampling. The research data were collected through in-depth interviews conducted twice for each person. The results showed that living alone as an elderly man is likened to standing against cold wind out in the wilderness of the world, with living alone deemed a power game between life and death. For the participants, public rental housing is a fence that separates them from the world?the final station of a wandering life. For common people, public rental housing is a stable fence, but for the participants, it is the location of a double-edged solitary life out in the wilderness where the instincts for survival and death play a tug of war. Based on the study findings, the researcher discussed and provided suggestions for psychological housing stability, the disparagement of the elderly in mass media, and countermeasures against psychological isolation.
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KEYWORD
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elderly men living-alone, phenomenological study, public rental housing
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