本研究從家庭經驗與性別角色社會化觀點,探討非法藥物使用者的生活樣貌,並試圖了解個人在使用非法藥物前後的家庭生活情境及經驗。研究採用方便取樣,邀請13位過往曾使用非法藥物者參與研究訪談。研究結果發現,家庭內的性別角色可透過日常生活互動經驗差異樣貌,看見性別角色在家庭關係中「做性別」與「性別如何過生活」的運作過程;此外,男性受訪者的性別角色位置是鑲嵌在經濟、文化與社會階層中,非法使用藥物既是協助男性氣概展現的助力,亦是轄制男性無法擔任角色的阻力,促使男性容易被原生家庭包容,卻被自組家庭排除在外;而女性受訪者在非法使用藥物議題上,則是崁入關係與情感難處的累積風險,容易被原生家庭以及自組家庭排除在外。
The aim of this study was to analyze whether gender roles of illicit drug users affect their relationships with family members. A qualitative research approach was adopted to collect data. Thirteen illicit drug users living in central Taiwan were interviewed. The findings indicated that gender roles of male respondents were embedded in the economy, culture and social class. For male respondents, illegal use of drugs was not only expected as an expression of masculinity, but also governed the gender role they could not fulfill. Moreover, male respondents were more likely to be accommodated by their families of origin and excluded from their self-organized families. Female respondents faced relationship and emotional difficulties due to illegal drug use. They were more likely to be excluded from both their families of origin and their self-organized families.