A study of Blind Individuals'' Perception of Marriage

• Main Authors: Jong-Hsyan Huang, 黃忠賢
• Other Authors: Mei-Zi Yang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/02567088733725045186

碩士 === 國立彰化師範大學 === 特殊教育研究所 === 91 === A Study of Blind Individuals’ Perception of Marriage Jong-Hsyan Huang Abstract The purpose of this study were to explore blind individuals’ perception of marriage through the approach of indepth interview under the descriptive analysis framework. Factors that affect their reactions toward marriage are analyzed. How marriage affect their perceptions of quality of life are also studied. Nine individuals who were diagnosed as blind without any residual vision are interviewed. Findings of this study indicate that: Ⅰ. Love relationship before marriage does affect blind individuals’ reactions toward marriage. Blind individuals who were not involved with love relationship appear more hesitant and less confident about marriage. While blind individuals who were in love relationship confront the challenge of marriage more actively. Ⅱ. Blind individuals who are married gave both positive and negative feedback about their marriage relationships. However, marriage (especially the duty of partnership and child-rearing) does make blind individuals (especially female individual) feel “normal” and attain “quality of life”. Ⅲ. Remarried individuals emphasized more safety feeling and felt less positive influences of child in marriage relationships. In marriage relationships, individuals trust that promises and commitments of marriage could make marriage stable. Compared with the married individuals, the family life was priority in remarried individuals’ life. Additionally, factors which could specificly affect blind individuals’ perception of marriage, such as: appearance, tone and voice, physical conditions, and/or second marriage concerns, are discussed in the study.