台湾族群形成探析

本文在综合有关族群形成的原初论和建构论的理论架构下 ,探析台湾族群形成过程。认为 :台湾四大族群的形成与其是个典型的移民社会有着密切关系。文化认同是它形成的基础 ,并在一定历史条件下 ,经过竞争对立、反抗的过程 ,随着族群意识的不断强化而逐渐塑造而成的。它的形成过程说明了原来的省籍二分类 ,原住民与汉人 ,客家人与福佬人的对偶性的二分类 ,已不再适用于台湾新的社会政治现象。它是台湾社会政治多元化过程中的新产物 ,反映了台湾社会结构变迁的过程和结果。最后 ,鉴于族群形成的历史文化渊源 ,对今后做好台湾人民工作的努力方向提出几点思考。

The Forming of the Ethnic Groups in Taiwan Island

According to the theory of primodialismus and construktivismus,this paper makes a comprehensive study on the forming of the ethnic groups in Taiwan island.It suggests that,the forming of the main four ethnic groups in Taiwan is typically related to the immmigrant society.The base of the ethnic forming is the cultural identity,by which the ethnic consciousness of different groups gradually consllidated in their competition and conflicts.This paper also points out that,The forming process of ethnic groups was the result of the multipolitics in Taiwan island.