한국 남자캐디에 대한 문화기술적 이해

Abstract

First, male caddies have the following personal characters. They began to work as caddy with a view to raise fund for getting another job or managing golf-related business or being pro-golfer. Most of them chose their job to make money and ensure their training place to be pro-golfer or earn economic profit because they consider caddy is the job to get high profit in a short time. Second, male caddies said that the personal neglect was the biggest trouble to them, although keeping close relationship with female caddies and complex and various relations with male and female golfers. They often drink to get rid of their stress from personal disregard and enjoy exercising and reading as well as playing golf during their free time. The work field where friendly relation exists between male and female caddies had good influence on male caddies' adaptation to their job. But, male golfers expressed their reluctance to meet with male caddies while female golfers welcomed to them. Third, male caddies have the following awareness of their job. 1. They think that they are working with the greatest service spirit than any other jobs. 2. Conflicts with golfers and instability of their job lower their responsibility and the sincerity of their duties. 3. They show high pride for their job in that it can be conducted by everybody but cannot be done by anyone. It is possible to attract male caddies with a bait of high salaried job, but construction of a desirable caddy culture is their own pride. 4. They are aware of their job as professional. 5. They don't think their job is promising. They consider their job is not stable as lifelong job because of low social recognition and age limited to young adults. 6. Male caddies consider they have a job of short lifespan and negative and closed awareness of their job. They don't want to publish their job because others view their job as humble . 7. Since they have many restrictions in their social life such as personal neglect of caddy by some golfers, stress in the process of play at some golf courses and irregular working hours, they always have intention to transfer their job. Fourth, male caddies have language deviation culture such as tacit consent of violation of rules by golfers, absence without leave after drinking, score manipulation and Buldang meaning night duty as punishment. And they also have another deviation culture to endure sexual harassment by indirect language abuse, violent language and even violence from some golfers. As described above, male caddies perform their duties with the thorough spirit of service and pride as professional although they experience personal neglect in pursuit of pro-golfer or high income. But, they always have intention to transfer their job because of view of caddy in Korea that shows negative eyes toward male caddy, the lack of their responsibility due to poor social recognition of male caddy and closed view of job due to personal neglect and sexual harassment. It is expected that 'male caddy culture' is growing as a promising male job through professional education of caddy using etiquette education, Caddy Golf Association and special education agency including colleges and universities from the stage of entrance to golfer.