中文摘要
本年度的研究重點有三個部分：(一)布農族的傳統親屬組織及其變遷；(二)東埔社布農人生活空間的變遷；(三)布農古謠及在時空變遷下的探討。第三部分是延續上一年度的研究，前兩部分則是由不同的出發點，來證明布農族的家是一具「獨立性」的社會生活單位，個人從生到死的基本生活需要均由家所提供。另一方面，聚落則提供了布農人在家以外的主要社會生活。不過在日據晚期及光復後，台灣大社會的政治、經濟體系之介入，使家和聚落的功能都有所改變。其次，原有的氏族組織在空間上也有其獨特的地位，不過也因為社會的發展而改變。
第三，東埔社和梅山兩聚落的最大差異在於聚落性共享關係的有無；東埔社因有聚落性共享關係之運作，仍能維持布農社會文化特性。第四，布農族人的觀念可用來了解他們的空間概念。
英文摘要
There were three focuses in this study: 1. The traditional kinship structure of the Bunun tribe and its changes. 2. The changes of the living space of the Bunun in Dongpu. 3. A discussion of the ancient folksongs of the Bunun and their changes with time and space. The third focus was an extension of last year’s study, and the purpose of the first two focuses was to use a different angle to prove that the family of the Bunun is an independent social unit, and that its member’s basic needs in life from birth to death are met by the family. On the other hand, settlements provide the Bununs a major social life outside their families. However, beginning from the end of the Japanese occupation, due to the interference of political and economic systems of Taiwan’s larger society, the family and settlement of the Bunun had undergone changes. In addition, the unique spatial status of clan organizations has also changed due to social development. The most significant difference that the Dongpu settlement has from the Meishan settlement is the presence of a settlement sharing relationship, which allowed them to sustain the Bunun social cultural characteristics. The Bunun’s concept of space could be understood from their views.
