한국윤리교육학회

Humans, as social animals, discover the meaning of their existence and realize their self through social life. A stable and healthy society will have high cohesion through solidarity and philanthropy among community members. For this reason, social integration is required for social maintenance and development. Social integration can be approached at the social level and the individual level. Low social cohesion not only hinders social cohesion but also affects the health of individual members. From this point of view, social integration is the main factor that influences social development and individual well-being. Considering this, it is necessary to pay attention to the effect of social integration on members. Exploring the concept of social integration and examining the practical effects it has on members of society will help spark a multifaceted discussion on the purpose, content, and method of social integration education. In this paper, the impact of social cohesion on mental health from the discipline of neuroscience was investigated, and educational tasks were proposed. To this end, I focused on the following questions: First, what is the concept of social integration? Second, what is the relationship between social integration and mental health in neuroscience? And thirdly, what can be suggested as a task for social integration education in ethics education?