本研究旨在探討不同階級與性別的青少年閱聽人,對流行漫畫文本的解讀,具體目的有四:第一,分析兩所國中裡不同階級與性別的學生生所喜愛的漫畫類型;第二,理解兩所國中裡不同階級與性別的學生,其漫畫流行文化;第三,探究兩所國中裡的學生,其閱讀漫畫的教育意義;第四,綜合歸納研究結果,對漫畫流行文化提出進一步研究的建議。 為達成上述研究目的,本研究從台北都會區兩所不同階級學校裡,各選擇一個班級的學生為研究對象,以參與觀察及訪談為研究方法,蒐集相關的資料。茲就研究結果與討論,歸納以下的結論: 壹、共同的趨勢 一、漫畫本身具有流行性,但國中生們喜愛的漫畫類型則具穩定性。 二、漫畫創造國中生們逃避的愉悅,得以形成抗拒與表現的空間。 三、漫畫流行文化是國中生們身分認同的依據及同儕溝通的媒介。 貳、差異的現象 一、中上階級學校的中上階級學生文本生產力較為豐富,勞工階級學校的勞工階級學生則較為貧乏。 二、中上階級學校的中上階級學生對漫畫意識型態較能有抗拒式的解讀,勞工階級學校的勞工階級學生則較為缺乏。 三、中上階級學校的中上階級女生喜愛的流行漫畫類型較為彈性,勞工 階級學校的勞工階級女生則較具性別刻板印象。 四、中上階級學校的中上階級男生喜愛的漫畫人物為「個性剛毅」的類型,勞工階級學校的勞工階級男生則為「個性轉變」的類型。 五、男生以劇情為喜愛流行漫畫的原因,女生則以畫風與人物為主。 六、男生以能力特質為喜愛流行漫畫人物的原因,女生則以外貌及人格特質為主。 七、漫畫迷文化以女生居多,浪漫愛情的漫畫類型亦為女生的獨享空間。 最後,本研究根據上述的研究發現,以及在研究過程中所遇到的限制,對未來相關研究提出若干建議。
This study enquires into the comics-reading culture of adolescents, with a view to exploring the differences affected by gender and social class. The field work employed participant observation and semi-structured interview techniques on two junior high schools in Taipei. While one of the schools is in a middle-upper-class community, the other locates in a working-class neighborhood. The major findings are as follows: 1.Comics reading is a peculiar form of adolescents’ popular culture. It is also a form of resistance towards authorities. Teenagers not merely take pleasure in reading comic books, they also develop personal identities and share ideas and feelings with peers through comics-related activities. 2.Adolescents of middle-upper-class origins are more productive and adhere more often to the resistance code in comics reading than their working-class counterparts. 3.When compared with boys, teenage girls tend to be the only readers for love stories and are more likely to become fans of comics, though the middle-upper-class girls are less gender-divided than working-class girls. 4.While girls are more interested in the style of drawing as well as the appearance and personality traits of comic roles, boys are more interested in the story told by comic books and the talent exhibited by comic figures.