Abstract
The propose of the study is to try to support the practice of caring suitable for our cultural emotion by
cognating the meaning of caring related to health which is melted in korean culture. Concrete purposes were
as followings; to first, confirm the caring of civilian in Kangwon-do, to secondly search the caring in the
traditional culture idea, and to thirdly present the conceptual frame about the caring.
The methodology of this research is the ethnography to use the depth interview and the participative
observation. The geographical area of this research was in Wichon-ri, Songsan- myon, Kangnung-shi,
Kangwon-do. Study participants were, 6men and 18women, totally 24 persons. Their average age was 72.6
years old. The period of data collection was from January, 1998 to April, 1999, which original data became
saturation. Data collection was done after accept allowance of the participants, their stories were recorded in
cassettee, by the way of the Spradley analysis was applied and adjusted.
The results which was analyized as domain, category and property were as following; First, the category
was the life serving other persons, which is the for mind, the benefiting one, the comprehensive one, the
respective one, on soon.
Second, the category was the controling life, and its property was the moderate mind, that is, vegetables
were tried to be fed moderately, pleasantly and comfortable.
Thirdly, the category was the eagerness life, and the properties were diligent mind, and mind which
accomplished the complete resposibility.
Fourth, the category was a happy life, and the properties were positive mind, satisfying one, thankful
one, one of their ancestors benefit, and supplicatory one.
Fifth, the category was the accepting life, and the properties were the submissive mind, resign one.
Sixth, the category was the joint life all together and the properties were the harmonized mind, and the
mutual helping one.
Seventh, the category was the ruling life, and the properties were the pure mind, the ones which controls
the body, the mind, the nature; which could surely confirmed the source of the life that lived with the
nature, the native idea of our people.
Eighth, the category was the retaining life, and the properties were the inherits the native custom, and
the one that keep public morals.
According to the result of examining the caring in ethnography, the general caring was performed the
conceptual frame about the caring which is related to health was found in the principle of consideration,
harmony, compliance, and transcendence.