| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 教育學系(所) === 97 === This study expressed serious concern about the foreign spouse’s life adaptation in Taiwan. Through understanding life history of four foreign spouses, we know that lots of problems and difficulties existing in their daily life. A life history of qualitative research method was introduced to this study. Moreover, the relevant data were collected by interviewing and document analysis method. Therefore, the investigation into the life adaptations history of four foreign spouses was carried out by this study.
According to the results of interview, the research included in seven viewpoints as followed:
1. Economy is not the main motivation that drives foreign spouses coming to Taiwan.
2. Refer to the life adaptation in Taiwan, which can be separated in four parts, namely culture, daily life, psyche and married family.
3. American spouses never feel racism in Taiwan.
4. Refer to child-rearing, the foreign spouses encounter great difficulties in academic directions; thus, the problem effects the psychological adjustment.
5. Foreign spouses can not fit in the mainstream society in Taiwan easily; therefore, development of interpersonal relationship have to rely on fellow friends.
6. Personality and life experience are the most important reasons to effect life adaptation of foreign spouses.
7. The dream they build is the power to support their life in Taiwan
Finally, the research makes suggestions for foreign spouses, teachers and relevant government units to help the foreign spouses adapt themselves to the new life in Taiwan.
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