研究主要從性別的角度，探討跟隨父母移居澳洲的一點五代臺灣移民，在面對就學與就業、交友與婚姻上，如何展現其跨國性的思維，並希望能引起廣泛的討論。 透過2001 年澳洲普查資料以及針對20 位移居澳洲布里斯本一點五代臺灣移民的深度訪談後發現：受到傳統文化（尤其是家庭觀念及家長態度）、臺澳的社會環境以及同儕影響，臺灣出生一點五代年輕移民的跨國性思維特徵明顯，這使得不同性別在移居地所展現的行為特徵與決策有所異同。舉例而言，家長與子女均會受傳統性別觀念以及考慮未來就業出路影響，去評估所就讀的科系是否符合性別角色及當前臺、澳二地未來就業市場需求，其結果導致男性偏重理工科系，而女性偏重人文科系。從事的職業類別對臺灣人而言，是一種社會自我認同的表徵，尤其是男性。男性面對在家庭、社會及自我壓力的傳統觀念束縛下，要找到自己認為合適工作的空間及彈性比較小。而女性比男性容易放下身段，而且也比較能接受轉換職業，因此對於行業與職業的選擇較為寬廣且彈性。 一般而言，男性與女性的交友對象的差異不大，但對於婚姻而言，男女之間就有了差異。受訪者在婚姻方面多希望自己未來結婚的對象是臺灣人和最好是和自己背景相似的人。男性會考慮另一半的語言和文化背景是否能讓父母或家庭接受，而女性則比較彈性較不排斥外國人。

The purpose of this research is to analyse, through gender roles, the lives of immigrated Taiwanese youths in Australia. Four particular facets of their lifestyles will be explored, these being education, occupation, social interaction and marriage. A key goal of this research is to observe and understand the transnational values, ideologies and perceptions these young immigrants display, and the facets of their lives in which these distinct culture identities will become apparent. The primary data sources of this research are derived from the 2001 Australian Census and twenty in-depth interviews of Taiwanese youths in Brisbane. From the results of the studies, many significant issues became apparent. It was found that in tertiary fields of study, males were much more inclined towards science and engineering related fields, while females generally chose fields in humanities and services. These distinctly different fields can be attributed to the traditional gender roles imposed by the cultural values of Taiwan and their parents who advocate them, well as their social environment in Australia. It was also apasparent that the field of study selected by these immigrated youths determined their future occupations. For both genders, perceived identity and social position were a significant factor in the selection of occupations. It could be concluded that the males feel that their family duties and personal expectations are greater than females, causing them to have a more limited occupational choice. In general, the differences between male and female attitudes toward social relationships were minute, however when the topic of marriage arose, notable differences between the two genders arose. When asked about prospective spouses, the male interviewees generally shared a preference for Taiwanese women Asian who have similar cultural experiences as theor mselves. This p womenreference was found to be effected by the issue of how a prospective spouse’ language and culture would impact their families. Conversely, female interviewees exhibited more flexibility and acceptance to the notion of a foreign or Australian spouse.