酒與茶：中產階級女性的飲用選擇

Choices of Alcoholic Beverages and Tea among Middle-Class Women

本文主要藉由探討中年、教育程度偏高的中產階級女性選擇飲酒與喝茶的理由，分析女性飲用兩種性質迥異飲品行為之社會學意涵。透過質性問卷與焦點團體蒐集相關資料分析發現：酒因其特質夾雜著健康隱憂、不易控制飲用後果的危險性與歡愉感，故此類型女性對飲酒的看法經常呈現顧忌與保守的態度。飲茶行為則因為滲透在此類型女性的工作場域、人際交往等日常生活中，女性正可安然地以多樣化的選擇展現自我品味，呈現個人獨特性以及與他人的差異性。對中產階級女性而言，如何喝酒如何喝茶，除了單純個人好惡因素之外，不但是重要的自我展現方式，並且藉由這樣的選擇呈現了自己與其他社會群體的不同。

The paper aims to explore the sociological meaning lying behind the choices of alcoholic beverages and tea made by middle-class Taiwanese women. Analyses based upon data collected by means of qualitative questionnaires and from focus groups seem to indicate that, since qualities associated with alcoholic beverages may involve health concerns, danger, and hedonistic pleasure, middle-class women may adopt cautious and conservative attitudes towards alcoholic beverages, which reflect their corresponding gender self-images. In contrast, tea beverages are more readily available in the working environment and the daily interpersonal contacts of middle-class women, which means that it is easier for these women to demonstrate their personal tastes and distinctive characteristics by opting for one type of tea or another. For middle-class women, choices of alcoholic or tea beverages are made with concerns of more than simply personal likes and dislikes; such choices also help present a personality distinct from the rest of society.