| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 社會教育學系在職進修碩士班 === 97 === The population of female migrant partners for Taiwanese men has been dramatically increasing and become the fourth largest population in Taiwan over the past decade due to frequent cross-border interaction and the gradual decline of Taiwanese women’s willingness to get married which cause the difficulty for Taiwanese men in finding marriage partner under the social pressure to get married and have kids. In the beginning, the public in Taiwan had negative perceptions of female migrant partners, such as reducing the quality of population, taking advantages of welfare, making money from sex trade; however, they are getting more notice for their existence and influence on Taiwan as more studies have been done in recent years. Most studies so far focus on their Chinese ability, adapting to life and the experience of motherhood, only few discuss their life development.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the life course of female migrant partners. Six female migrant partners who can speak fluent Chinese and have willingness to describe their life experience were interviewed, and four of them were chosen through in-depth interviews for further investigation of the motives behind their cross-border marriage decisions, predicaments and their response to them, and impacts on their life.
The conclusion of this study can be summarized as below:
Firstly, the motive behind female migrant partners’ cross-border marriage decisions is mostly due to personal factors rather than early family factors.
Secondly, female migrant partners face many predicaments, but feel most uncomfortable about ‘Taiwanese Chauvinism”.
Thirdly, female migrant partners usually think in different ways and try to increase their own capabilities while facing predicaments and responding to it.
Fourthly, the experience and understanding of cross-border marriage make female migrant partners’ life more valuable.
Finally, female migrant partners feel more self-satisfied by having the right to chose instead of practice planning during their life course.
Based upon the conclusions, the study provided the following suggestions:
Firstly, encouraging female migrant partners to actively participate in community affairs and learning courses in order to achieve self-actualization and self-growth through self-awakening and transformation thinking.
Secondly, the public should have positive attitudes toward multicultural environment and must pay respects to female migrant partners. It is very important to give them time to learn to adapt to the society and lead their family to grow together.
Finally, the future study can be focused on female migrant partners living in different area or in different stage, and vice versa, focused on their husbands and families.
Keywords: Transnational Marriages, Female Migrant Partners for Taiwanese Men, Life Course, Self-Awakening,
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