A Case Study of A Vietnamese Female Immigrant’s Process of Cultural Adjustment in Peng-Hu

碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 教育學系課程與教學澎湖碩士班 === 97 === Abstract This study explores cultural adjustment issues of Vietnamese female immigrants in Peng Hu. The purpose is to understand the process of female immigrants’ cultural adjustment owning to the transnational marriage. In-depth interview of case study is...

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Main Authors: May-li Wang, 王美麗
Other Authors: none
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/41331798551998688562
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Summary:碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 教育學系課程與教學澎湖碩士班 === 97 === Abstract This study explores cultural adjustment issues of Vietnamese female immigrants in Peng Hu. The purpose is to understand the process of female immigrants’ cultural adjustment owning to the transnational marriage. In-depth interview of case study is adopted. Firstly, the study presented the female immigrant’s life story as a context. Moreover, it focuses on the essence of the transnational marriage, including marital decision, a ceremony of marriage, love and responsibility in marriage. Then, it attempts to discuss the process of the female immigrants’ cultural adjustment from five aspects which are family life, social environment, views of education, custom, and religion. Furthermore, it understands the relationship between the research object’s views of the essence of the transnational marriage herself and the cultural adjustment of the transnational marriage. The study finds out the research object’s class habitus formed in the poor childhood has had a great influence on her history of life, including how to decide to choose the transnational marriage and how to get used to the life of the transnational marriage. Besides, the research object got rid of the destiny, Vietnamese daughter’s debt of the soul, due to replacing the role of her mother by her maternal grandmother in the long term. Therefore, the research object’s recognition of identity could be changed successfully from a Vietnamese daughter to a daughter-in-law in Peng Hu. The traditional essence of transnational marriage has a direct influence on the recognition of identity, a Vietnamese female immigrant, and the management in the transnational marriage. Moreover, the process of cultural adjustment was also influenced by the essence. The research object’s process of cultural adjustment of transnational marriage includes five aspects: 1. The adaptive process of the roles among a Vietnamese bride, a daughter-in-law and Mother in family life 2. The adaptive process of the recognition of identity changing from a Vietnamese bride to a daughter-in-law in society 3. The adaptive process of child education between respect and insistence 4. The adaptive process of customs in practical approaches 5. The adaptive process of respecting and obedient religions The cultural facets of all above are influenced by class habitus implicitly and by the recognition of the research object’s marriage.