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• Main Authors: Cui-lan Chang, 張翠蘭
• Other Authors: Hui-zhen Chang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/66757016716882103124

碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 國語文學系教學碩士班 === 97 === This study aims to analyze the marital situation in Taiwan through Taiwanese Ballades. From this analysis we can recognize the early marital situation in Taiwan, also understand the choosing ideas before getting married in early society. In addition, Taiwanese Ballades reflect the couples’ life style, the interaction with their family, the life style between couples and their children, and the exception of marital situation through Taiwanese Ballades. In chapter one, the introduction mentioned the research motivation, research purpose, the methodology, literature review and research value. Chapter two discussed Taiwanese marital situation after the Ching Dynasty, including the marital situation in the Ching Dynasty, Japanese Occupation and the post-war period. Chapter three investigated the Taiwanese marital preferences including matchmakers’ opinions, brides’ fortunes, consideration of careers and assets and free love. Chapter four mentioned the marital life in Taiwanese Ballades. First, it discussed couples’ life style after getting married. Second, the relationship between the wives and other family numbers were investigated. Finally, the importance of bearing and parenting styles were reviewed. Chapter five reflected the marital exceptions in Taiwanese Ballades including daughter in-law’s miserable image, uxorilocal marriage, multiple wives tradition, and the issue of short marriage. Chapter six concluded that Taiwanese Ballades reflected the contemporary folk literature, and even those Taiwanese Ballades had the teaching functions. Then the concepts of Taiwanese marital situation in Taiwanese Ballades were discussed. At the end the traditional Taiwanese marital situation was also examined. In sum, Taiwanese Ballades witness the change of Taiwanese marital situation. Moreover, from those Taiwanese Ballades, they reflect traditional marital situation and the other exceptions.