英语专业论文 中西消费观的差异Word文档下载推荐.docx

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InPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirements

FortheDegreeof

BachelorofArts

by

ShiXuewen

SchoolofForeignLanguageandCultures

May12,2011

Acknowledgements

IwouldliketoextendmysincereappreciationtoallthosewhohavedirectedmeintothefieldofEnglishlanguageandprovidedmewithsomuchguidance,support,andencouragementduringmywritingofthisthesis.Myheartfeltgratitudegoestomysupervisor,prof.Sunchangyan,whoseilluminatinginstructionandvaluablesuggestionhavehelpedgreatlytoshapethisthesis.Thanksarealsoduetomyparents,itiswiththeirsupportandencouragementthatIcouldpersistinmystudiesthatfinallyleadtothisthesis.Andthankstomyfriends,whogivemeconstructiveadvicesonsomepoints.

Abstract

Withtheincreasingdevelopmentofsocietyandthelivingstandards,housepurchasinghasbecomeahottopicinourdailylife.ThepapercomparestwokindsofSino-Americanconsumptionconceptsfromhousepurchasing,andgetsafurtherunderstandingofthereasonsforthat.Thethesisshowsthatgeographicelements,societydevelopment,technologicalfactor,politicalandeconomicalfactoraswellaseducationandentertainmentsfactorsplayaveryimportantroleintheformationofSino-Americanconceptionconcepts.

Keywords:

housepurchasing,consumptionconcepts,differences,reasons

摘要

随着社会的快速进步和人民生活水平的不断提高，购房已经成为我们的日常生活中的热门话题。

这篇论文从购房角度比较了中美两种不同的消费观念，并且近一步探究了形成两种不同消费观念的原因。

论文揭示了地理因素，社会发展，科技因素，政治经济因素和教育娱乐因素在中美消费观念的形成中起到了非常重要的作用。

关键词：

购房，消费观念，不同，原因

Contents

Acknowledgementsi

Abstractii

摘要iii

1Introduction1

2literatureReview1

3Sino-AmericanConsumptionConceptsfromHousePurchasing2

3.1Sino-AmericanConsumptionConcepts2

3.2DifferencesbetweenSino-AmericanConsumptionConcepts4

4ReasonsfortheDifferences4

4.1GeographicElements.4

4.2SocietyDevelopment6

4.3TechnologicalFactor8

4.4PoliticalandEconomicalFactor10

4.5EducationandEntertainments15

5Conclusion19

Bibliography21

AnAnalysisoftheDifferencesbetweenSino-AmericanConsumptionConceptsfromHousePurchasing

1Introduction

Inrecentyears,withtheinfluenceofwesternconsumptiononChina,mostChinesepeoplealmostagreewiththesayingthat“highincomes,highconsumptionlevelandhighqualityoflife”.Nowadays,Chinesepeoplepaymuchattentiontotheirlivingcondition.Theybegintopurchasehouse.Althoughtherearesomesimilarities,thereexistdifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericaninconsumptionconcepts.Whatdifferencesarethere?

Whyaretheconsumptionconceptsdifferent?

ThispaperwillparticularlyseekthereasonsintheformationofSino-Americanconsumptionconceptsandmakeafurtheranalysis.

2literatureReview

Marx’scapitalpointsoutthattheabilityofsocialconsumptioncannotgeartosocialproductivity.Withthedevelopmentofsocietyandboomingoftheeconomy,humansocietygetsintothedilemmaofconsumptionhappinessandconsumptionpain.Consumptionconceptsbecomeahotspotthatmanyscholarsstudynowadays.Inlateeighteenthcentury,AdamSmithcameoutwithananalysisofmarkettrendsofproductionandconsumption.Itisasifthereisaninvisiblehandthatguidesthemarkettoalevelthatisgoodforsociety.Histheoryhasremainedthecornerstoneofalleconomics.AdamSmith’scelebrateddictumthat“consumptionisthesoleandpurposeofproduction”.Schwartz’sAmericanlodgingpolicyintroducesthelodgingpolicyaboutAmericanlow-incomepeopleandithasagreatindicativefunctiontolodgingconsumption.DuanLiancheng’sAmericanandChineseanalyzesAmerican’slifehabitandthechangeofChineseconceptsaswellasSino-Americanculturalfusionandhit.ItrevealsthedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChinese.What’smore,itshowstheculturaldifferencesofthesetwocountries.LuJiaruipublishedthefirstbook,ConsumptionEducation.Hesaidconsumptionishumaneternalthemeanditisnotpartofpeople’sbehaviorbutbasiccontentofallhumanbeing.Thisbookhelpspeoplesetupcorrectconsumptionconcepts.Inthispaper,IemphasizethereasonsofthedifferencesbetweenSino-AmericanConsumptionConcepts.

3Sino-AmericanConsumptionConceptsfromHousePurchasing

3.1Sino-AmericanConsumptionConcepts

ThereisaveryfamousjokewhichisprevailedinChinaandsimplypresentsthedifferenceofconsumptionculturebetweenChinaandAmerica:

AnoldladyfromChinametanotheroldAmericanwomaninheavenaftertheydied.TheoldAmericanwomansaidshehadfinallyrepaidtheentirehousingloanbeforeshedied,andbycontrast,theoldChineseladysaidshehadboughtahousewiththemoneythatshe