| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 族群關係與文化學系 === 101 === Vietnamese-Taiwanese pregnant women have variant strategies when they face different pregnant customs which contain diet and behavior taboos and regulations. These strategies reveal interactional influence between the cultural practice of transnationality and power structures derived from their husbands’ families. This research is conducted by the methods of participant observation and in-depth interview. Six Vietnamese female immigrants who currently live at Hualien Shoufeng Township, have at least one child and stay in Taiwan over one year , are major informants. Additionally, their husbands and mothers-in-law are included as well.
The research indicates that female immigrations’ position in family is impacted by Han gender culture, attitudes of their husbands’ family members, economical capital and social capital . These issues exhibit two types of family power structures which are dominated by either husband or mother-in-law. The first type of family power structure contains three kinds of relationship between female immigrants and their husbands’ family members: isolation, lukewarm and intimate relationships; the second type includes intimate and mutual respectful relationships. Consequently, the cultural practice of pregnant custom by the married immigrant women evolves three facets which are the practice of transnational pregnant customs, dominantly Taiwanese pregnant customs, and a lack of pregnant care. The variation of practice of pregnant custom results from the immigrant women’s position in husbands’ family, the social capital from mother country, the perspective of traditional custom , and assistant strategies of husband’s family members. Therefore, due to the variant types of capitals, power structures and cultural practices, marital immigrated women aren’t always at the marginalized position.
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