| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立屏東教育大學 === 教育學系 === 96 === Abstract
The Qualitative Research adopts an in-depth interview to understand the gender institution of Rukai in Wutai Township of Pingtung County. With the analysis of gender relations from Connell’s research, the three purposes include:
1. To understand the contents of traditional Rukai gender institution.
2. To understand the contents of modern Rukai gender institution.
3. To discuss Rukai’s views on the transit of the gender institution and the impact of it’s change.
The researcher divides the research among three dimensions: marriage, inheritance system, and gendered division of labor:
I. Marriage
1. Traditional Rukai marital system is based upon “嫁娶婚”, with the interrelationship of power, affection, and production.
2. An exceptional case is that a man becomes a son-in-law living in the wife’s home, and the power-production relationship is generated.
3. “Mwapalapalange,” the way a couple proposes their love to each other, is a prelude of marriage, with the interrelationship of power, affection, and production.
4. The Rukai people have strong belief in “fate”. The unmarried couple becomes husband-and-wife in terms of arranged marriage.
5. Tradition way for a couple to make love at the wedding night is that the man fiercely tears of the bandage tied up in the woman’s genitals, with implication of affection, signs, and mastery.
6. The attitude towards marriage is that “love, together; love not, go separate way,” embedded the meaning of gender relations.
7. Lily, a symbol of virtuous women and skillful hunting men, implies gender relations.
II. Inheritance System
1. Traditional Rukai inheritance system lies in that the eldest son and daughter have the right of succession, with the relations of power, affection, and production.
2. That the women succeed to the estate is an exception, with manifest relations of power, affection, and production.
3. The Illegitimate children’s right of inheritance is mainly based upon the regulation adoption. Preference for either male or female is related to affection.
III. Gendered division of labor
1. Hunting is for men as home-spinning is for women. It’s forbidden for men to participate in women’s job, and vice versa.
2. Division of labor is in accordance with the social convention that men are breadwinners, and women are housekeepers, who are thoughtful and helpful to each other.
3. Women have more opportunities than they had before to take part in public affairs, but it’s apparent that they are still taken as roles of what they are.
4. Women play an assistant role during the conventional ceremonies, with which mastership is related.
According to the above conclusions, pass-down of the tradition and the future study will be two proposals of the research.
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