從多樣的家庭現況看擺盪中的社會價值

An Overview on Changing Social Values toward Current Family Diversity

胡正文(Cheng-Wen Hu)

《通識論叢》 10期 (2010/12) Pp. 81-111

https://doi.org/10.6762/JTCCEVU.201012.0081

摘要

本研究旨在探討台灣家庭價值與社會價值觀念的交互影響性。試圖瞭解台灣家庭有那些價值觀已經隨著社會變遷而逐步鬆動或變更，那些未受到衝擊的家庭價值將持續傳承，並隨著社會變遷的軌跡而成為台灣社會新的家庭價值觀念。本文除了探討當代台灣家庭價值的情況與變遷之外，另一個重要的目的即在於提示「動態」、「個人與家庭脈絡互動」以及「社會脈絡變遷」對於家庭價值延續的重要性。發現如下：一、「正式婚姻」觀念逐漸鬆動「未婚同居」比例提高。二、夫妻財務獨立，婚姻同時是經濟性與社會性的結合。三、女性對婚姻的選擇及期許提高。四、「傳宗接代」的家庭價值觀仍有其韌性與持續性。五、奉養父母的態度轉變，顯示家庭中傳統文化與孝道約束漸趨薄弱。

關鍵字

性別角色 ； 婚姻關係 ； 家庭價值 ； 社會變遷

並列摘要

The objective of this study is to explore the interactive influences between Taiwanese family and social values. By conducting an actual research survey, the researcher aimed to identify specific family values that gradually integrate and change during the process of social transformation. The long standing family values remain intact and manage to move beyond social transformation while emerging as the new conventional family norms and values of Taiwan, The constructive research results are concluded as below:1. The breakdown of the value of ”official marriage”. Common-law marriages have become the emerging social trend.2. Married couples uphold a sense of autonomy and financial independence, at the same time, marriage also serves as social and economic union.3. Women show increasingly high expectations for their marriage and partners.4. The family value of producing a male heir to ”carry on the family tree” is still deeply embedded in long-held beliefs and practices.5. The changing modern attitude toward taking care of parents signifies the transformation of family relationship and the generation gap.

並列關鍵字

gender norm ； marital relationship ； family value ； social change