本研究訪談16位居住於高雄地區的印尼與大陸配偶,以探討其在台灣的家庭生活適應情形與社會排除經驗。研究發現:(1)在家庭生活適應上,印尼配偶主要集中在困境型與融洽型;相對的,大陸配偶則是集中在融洽型。且外籍配偶夫家接納度及個人主動性對其家庭生活適應情形,具有正向的影響。(2)在社會排除的經驗上,印尼配偶與大陸配偶皆有被社會排除的經驗,但印尼配偶在經濟排除、社會關係排除與文化排除有較深的感受;相對的,大陸配偶則在政治面向與福利制度面向上,被排除的經驗較深。(3)外籍配偶的家庭生活適應情形與社會排除經驗,是有負向的關聯性。但擁有公民身份、獲得政府服務及社會支持等,皆有助於外籍配偶避免陷入或減輕被社會排除的經驗。
This paper, based on interviews with eight foreign spouses from India and eight from Mainland China now residing in Kaohsiung area, seeks to understand the progress of these spouses in adapting to life in Taiwan. This paper finds that these two groups take varying routes in adapting to life in Taiwan. Indonesian spouses adaption behavior centers on what we refer to as ”difficulty position type” and ”adaptive type.” By contrast, the behavior of spouses from Mainland China can best be described as the ”adaptive type.” While the experience of social exclusion is shared by both Indonesian and Mainland Chinese spouses in Taiwan, Indonesian spouses tend to have greater experience with economic, social relation and cultural exclusion. On the other hand, Mainland Chinese spouses have greater experience with political and welfare exclusion. Support from the spouse's new family, as well as individual mobility, have a positive correlation with a spouses ability to adapt to the new household. On the other hand, adapting to family life, and social exclusion, have a negative correlation. Citizenship status, government service, and support from the spouse's new family and friends, can avoid the foreign spouse falling into the situation which is excluded by the society.