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困境中生出的力量：以優勢觀點分析東南亞新住民女性對經濟與就業排除之回應
The Economic and Employment Exclusion of Marriage Immigrants from Southeast Asia: an Analysis from a Strength Perspective
摘要
本研究旨在了解新住民女性之經濟與就業排除經驗，及其如何運用個人的優勢回應多重之排除。研究首先探討新住民女性於母國之成長環境，瞭解母國經驗、家庭結構、社經地位、社會生活、教育、社會網絡和個人及家庭之就業狀況，藉此找出個人的優勢與潛能。又探討其面對經濟及就業排除之困境下，如何生出力量，並如何運用內在優勢及正式、非正式資源以回應困境。研究透過深度訪談法訪問六位東南亞新住民女性。研究發現包括：1.新住民女性善於運用自我優勢及身旁資源，面對經濟及就業排除。2.個人主動性高之新住民女性，能隨著時間及經驗的累積，擁有較高獨自面對問題的能力。3.政府近年新住民福利措施雖逐漸完善，但居住於鄉村之新住民女性能運用之正式資源較少。4.新住民女性雖對福利服務不熟悉，但能善用身旁社會網絡找尋工作機會。5.夫家對新住民女性就業之支持程度及個人之主動性，會影響新住民女性就業是否順利。研究總結新住民女性在獲得充分支持的條件下，能夠發揮自身潛能面對異國婚姻、生活、以及經濟與就業的挑戰。
並列摘要
This study aims to explore how the marriage immigrants from Southeast Asia experience the economic and employment exclusion in Taiwan, and by what means they use their personal strength to confront these experiences. Firstly, this study explores the growing environment of the immigrants' home countries, their family structures, socio-economic status, social life, education, social networks and their individual and family employment status, so as to identify their personal strength and potentials, and the ways that they face and handle issues. Secondly, a strength perspective is used to discuss their experience of economic and employment exclusion, and how they use their personal strength and the formal and informal resources. Through this study, it is found that those marriage immigrants are capable of handling problem themselves. Hence, in this patriarchal society they are not the mere oppressed. This study employs in-depth interviews to 6 marriage immigrants from Southeast Asia in Taiwan. The study finds: firstly, the marriage immigrants are capable of using their personal strength and resources to confront the economic and employment exclusion; secondly, the person with the initiative in confronting problems can accumulate experience and has the ability to handle problems alone; thirdly, although the government's welfare measures for immigrants have improved gradually, since the respondents live in the rural area, less formal resources are available; fourthly, respondents have utilized their social networks to find jobs since they are not familiar with employment services; and finally, the support from the husband's family and the immigrants' taking initiative are two foremost factors boosting their employment prospects.