이 연구의 목적은 북한의 사회문화 변동에 따른 북한청소년의 변화적 징후를 설명함에 있다. 아울러 이 연구는 제 학자가 주장하는 사회변동이론의 개념 및 기제, 그리고 그 유형을 다루어 북한의 사회문화 변동과 북한청소년층의 변화 정향을 살펴보고, 그 한계를 지적하였다. 이러한 연구 목적과 관련한 연구결과는 크게 세 가지로 집약할 수 있다. 첫째, 북한청소년층을 중심으로 혁명성의 약화, 도덕관과 윤리관의 해이, 청소년 범죄 등이 증가하고 있다. 즉, 북한청소년은 북한의 사회문화적 변동의 영향을 받아 조용하지만 의미 있는 변화를 하고 있는 것으로 평가된다. 둘째, 한 사회의 문화가 그 사회구성원들의 학습과 전승에 의해 상당부분 유지·발전된다는 특성을 감안하면 북한의 대중문화와 청소년문화 간에는 밀접한 연결고리가 형성되어 있고, 어떤 형태로든지 일정부분 영향을 주고받을 수밖에 없을 것이다. 셋째, 최근 북한 청소년층을 비롯한 북한 사회의 변동은 ‘결과’보다는 ‘과정’으로 이해하는 것이 타당하다. 또한, 그 변동은 ‘전파’와 ‘문화변용’과 같은 사회변동의 유형과 근대화와 산업화 유형이 부분적으로 혼재하면서 나타나고 있으며, 여러 기제가 혼재하여 북한의 사회문화 변동을 유인하고 있다.

The aim of this paper is to explain interconnection between North Korea's social changes and the youth's culture in the country. To complete this aim, the discourses and theories of social changes will be considered. Through application of theoretical approaches to North Korea's social changes, the characteristics and the patterns of the youth's recent culture will be defined. By doing this research, three vital points can be concluded. Firstly, there is a symptom of changes in the youth's culture since North Korea implemented partial open-door policy. It is known that North Korean authority has suffered from problems such as the weakness of morality in general, infidelity to the Party, and the expansion of the individualism in the youth. Secondly, if we regard the current situation of North Korea as a transition period, the youth's life would also be influenced by the country's changes. Thirdly, the change of the youth's behavior and thought is a crucial factor that would transform the stagnant society to the dynamic one. In short, it implies that there is a clear inter-relationship between the country's reforms and the youth's culture.

The aim of this paper is to explain interconnection between North Korea's social changes and the youth's culture in the country. To complete this aim, the discourses and theories of social changes will be considered. Through application of theoretical approaches to North Korea's social changes, the characteristics and the patterns of the youth's recent culture will be defined. By doing this research, three vital points can be concluded. Firstly, there is a symptom of changes in the youth's culture since North Korea implemented partial open-door policy. It is known that North Korean authority has suffered from problems such as the weakness of morality in general, infidelity to the Party, and the expansion of the individualism in the youth. Secondly, if we regard the current situation of North Korea as a transition period, the youth's life would also be influenced by the country's changes. Thirdly, the change of the youth's behavior and thought is a crucial factor that would transform the stagnant society to the dynamic one. In short, it implies that there is a clear inter-relationship between the country's reforms and the youth's culture.

social changes, the youth's culture