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the financial status which then runs in a
cycle. This gives the single households
a feeling of instability. For example,
just from these psychological pressures,
single men in their 40s are three times
more vulnerable to a brain stroke. This
canbeexemplifiedbyastatistics,which
explains why people who die alone
without anyone’s care are increasing
continuously. It is crucial that society
should care for the psychological status
ofthesingles.
Like these three groups, there are
so many people who live alone due to
some unavoidable reasons. Media and
companies say the important thing is
▲Awomanlivingaloneishavinghermealinarestaurantata“Gosichon.”
that market’s new trend has begun in
is preparing for their marriage. For
in modern Korean society. Media and
the Solo Economy which belongs to the
them, living alone is just a course to
scholars have alerted those problems
intentional single householders, gold
make their own families. Middle-aged
such as youth unemployment, family
miss or gold misters. However, we have
men and women also have desires for
problems, and the rapid increase of
to focus on those ‘unintentional single
havingfamilies.Fortheold,thesituation
elderly people. The problems the single
householders,’ who need the support
is not different. Being a single is not a
households face reflect all these chronic
fromthesociety.
completelyintendedchoice.
socialcrises.
According to a research delivered by
These problems lead one-person
Timetoactforthesingles
GFWRI,mostpeoplewanttomarryand
households to depression. According
have their own children. When it comes
to the report delivered by the Korea
Attention to the increase of singles is
to happiness, they put their priority on
Institute for Health and Social Affairs
needed. Those one-person households
family. To a question, “what is the most
(KIHASA), singles exposed to the
embrace their problems. However, the
idealtypeofthenumberofthemembers
social problems mentioned above
problems are linked to the deepening
of household?” only 1.9 percent of
suffer greatly, which leads them to feel
situation of social problems. Maybe
the single men and women answered,
chronic depression. In the case of 20s
those unintentional singles are victims
“Single.” Moreover, to the question,
and30s,thistendencyisexpressedmost
ofmodernsociety.Itisdutythatsociety
“what do you think is the necessary
significantly. To the question “what is
gives hand to someone who needs help
factor for the happiness in your entire
yourmajorproblem?”about42.5percent
suchasthesingles.
life?” 48.7 percent of the people
of them answered that they feel some
Actually, nowadays some alternatives
answered“happinessandstabilityofmy
loneliness and unrest, and sometimes
for this phenomenon are being
family.”Itislargerinnumbercompared
they need someone who cares for them
developed, such as “Night fellowship
to the percentage of 33.7 to the answer,
when they experience health troubles.
service,” which escorts a woman who
“successful achievement in my career.”
When it comes to 40s and 50s, this
needs some help to walk back home,
The singles consider that organizing
tendencygetshigher.About54.9percent
and build a public rental housing which
familyisimportant.
ofrespondentsansweredthattheysuffer
provideshousingforalowprice.
frompsychologicalproblems.
The small supports are not enough to
This result shows that the biggest
help the increasing number of singles.
Singles:amirrorreflecting
problemisthatsinglehouseholdshavea
Theproblemswilldeepeniftheyarenot
socialcrises
potentialriskofmaintainingtheirmental
cared for at a right time. It is now time
The phenomenon of increasing the
status. If someone who lives alone loses
to take a look at this big change in the
number of single households reflects
theabilitytomaintainhisorherincome
societyandact.
various kinds of social problems. The
because he or she gets hurt or suffers
jhgom23@hufs.ac.kr
problems they have are also big issues
fromillness,theycannothelpbuttolose
cherrymangos@hufs.ac.kr
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