中文摘要 本研究目的在於瞭解男性社會工作者的性別意識、職業經驗及父職實踐的樣貌。以立意取樣方式,訪談中部地區現仍在職的五位男性社會工作者。以質性研究方式採面對面、一對一的半結構式訪談進行資料蒐集與內容分析。研究發現: 1.男性社工安身立命的動機在於社會工作是一項正向且值得認同的工作。 2.男性社工的性別意識游移在傳統和現代之間,透過自我的知覺與職場的學習,增進了父 職的參與。 3.子女年齡與性別對父職實踐造成不同的影響。 4.配偶對家務分工的期待與男性社會工作者偏低的薪資有關。 本研究也對男性社會工作者及未來之研究提出若干建議。 關鍵字:男性社會工作者、性別意識、父職
Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the male social worker’s gender consciousness, occupational experience and fatherhood practice. Data were collected through semi-structured face-to-face in-depth interviews, and then analyzed by content analysis. Five in-service male social workers were involved in this study by purposive sampling. The results indicated: First, that their motivations for social work practice were positive and worthy. Second, by telling their life experience, express gender consciousness was process between the gender stereotype and awareness, and promoting fatherhood practice through consciousness-raising by themselves and re-learning in working field. Third, age and sex of children led to different fatherhood practice. Finally, spouse’s expectation of divisions of domestic labor is related to male’s lower salary in social work. According to the finding, some suggestions for male social worker and future studies were provide at the end. Keyword: Male social workers, gender consciousness, fatherhood.