The Interpretation of the Self and Other of Females in the Domestic Space

• Main Authors: Li-Chen Chen, 陳麗珍
• Other Authors: Chie-Peng Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/79163936473375403929

碩士 === 中原大學 === 室內設計研究所 === 91 === Abstract This research is based on a point of view of gender thinking and stand on the position of matriarchy to express the meaning a home is and the process to construct a home. Unlike a traditional home space research has been only concentrated on men’s experience and men’s point of view. According to the analysis of interviews and the data, there are two different conditions while women are staying at home; one is to self-actualize and another one is to hide them. On chapter 3, “Self-abasement”, we demonstrate how women are discriminated and how they have to be in an abnegating position under patriarchy. Even in the arrangement of living space at home, it reacts patriarchy spirit. Women are always forced to save their living space need and to hide themselves. The backstage women need to help men play on the platform has to be men’s field. On chapter 4, “Self-Actualize”, we discuss for the changing era and the promotion of self-conscious how women understand more about the attitude to their home, and the constructions of the meanings of their home. Women practically express multiple needs to their personal space after self-release mentally and physically in physical, sociological, and spiritual living with very sensitive emotional experience. Also express the concept that differs from men’s explanations and construction ideas. Women further more give away the traditional structure of space in their very irregularly imaging space and create another ideal space, therefore, those who disagree these opinions are allowed to appear in the space to react the thinking of another side. For those mentioned above, this theory illustrate the pressure that women suffer at home and some of their expectations. It also reacts women’s needs to the residential space with the environmental structure and imagination that is with self-conscious. Women’s space concept intend to challenge against traditional fixed space and patriarchy.