TheDiffrencesofFamilyValuesbetweenChinaandAmerica.docx

1、TheDiffrencesofFamilyValuesbetweenChinaandAmericaContentsContents . i摘要.iiAbstract.iii. Introduction.1. Background Information.22.1 The Meaning of Family Values .22.2 The Meaning of Family to China and America.2III. Differences between China and America on Family Values.33.1 The Behavior of the Fami

2、ly Members and Their Relationships.33.1.1 The Behavior of the Family Members and Their Relationships in China.33.1.2 The Behavior of the Family Members and Their Relationships in America.43.2 Marriage Attitude.53.2.1 Chinese Marriage Attitude .53.2.2American Marriage Attitude.63.3 Family Education.7

3、3.3.1 Chinese Family Education.73.3.2 American Family Education.8. Conclusion.9References.10Acknowledgements.12摘 要家庭价值观是文化价值研究体系的核心,它对家庭成员的行为起着决定性的指导作用。而家庭是社会经济形态的缩影,是社会组成的最基本的单位,因此家庭成员的价值观念直接影响着他们在社会中的言语和行为,也就是说整个社会的价值观很大程度上取决于家庭价值观。从以下三方面分析家庭价值观对人们的重要影响：首先,家庭价值观是人们接受价值观教育的起点。其次,家庭成员的价值观念一旦形成,就不会轻易

4、改变,就会长时间的存在,甚至影响人的一生。因此,家庭价值观对人们的影响更为深远、广泛、持久。第三,家庭价值观与社会的发展密切相关。因此,家庭价值观的研究必要且重要。随着全球化的深入，中美两国联系越来越紧密。为了帮助我们更好地了解中美文化中人们的家庭观念，同时为今后更好地发展两国的合作打下坚实的基础，本文选择了以中国与美国家庭价值观差异对比为论文主题,从家庭价值观所涉及的范畴,如:道德、婚姻、教育以及家庭成员的经济活动等方面作了如下分析关键词：家庭观念 婚姻 教育AbstractFamily values are the core of the cultural value study syst

5、em, which will play a decisive role in guiding the behavior of family members. The family is a microcosm of the economic formation of society and the basic unit of social composition, so the values of the family members directly affect their speech and behavior in society. In order words, the societ

6、y values in a whole depend largely on family values. Analysis of the important effect of the family values on people from the following three aspects is like this. First of all, family values are a starting point for people to accept the education values. Second, the values of the family members, on

7、ce formed, will not easily change, will be the presence of a long time, and even affect all persons life. Therefore, the family values people more far-reaching, extensive and lasting. Third, family values and social development are closely related. Therefore, it is the necessary and important to stu

8、dy of the family values. With the deepening of globalization, the increasingly close between Chinese and American. In order to help Chinese and Americans to further understand with each other, and reduce conflict in Chinese and Americans in cross-cultural communication, this paper selects family val

9、ues differences between China and America as a thesis topic, and analyzes from the scope of family values, such as morality, marriage, education, and family members of the economic activity.Key words: family values family marriage family educationThe Differences of Family Values between China and Am

10、ericaI. Introduction Family is the basic unit of social organization which is composed by relationship of marriage, kinship or adoptive relationship. As family is an interaction or contact among family members who are living together and taking part in production and consumption, the meaning of a fa

11、mily is child-rearing and supporting the elderly. With the formation and development of the family, family values were born at the right moment, which are the prerequisite of the changes and development of family. In the middle of the 20th century, with the change of human ideas and East-west cultur

12、al conflict, the size of the family shrank gradually，under the influences of those new ideas, family values underwent great changes and deeply affected the production and human life. In modern society, the most important meaning of family is to give birth and bring up children, family must be able t

13、o maintain the livelihood of all the family members and protect the interests of each member as much as possible. Family involves individual directly, which is a bridge between people and society, most people believe that it is the most emotional social group. We Chinese focus on the whole family wh

14、ile American emphasize individualism, therefore, the relationships among family members are also quite different. However, reasons for these differences are quite complicated, including different customs, cultures and social backgrounds and so on. Family values reflect peoples world outlooks. The in

15、fluences of family values are demonstrated in many aspects, such as cultures, family relationships and family education. The study of family values can help us to better understand the differences between China and America in culture, family situation and family education, as well as to acquire a fu

16、rther insight in culture shock and gaps in communication. This paper mainly discusses the different family values between China and America, and it is mainly divided into three parts. The first part analyzes the family members and their relationships; the second part makes comparison on the differen

17、t marriage attitude; the third part is the differences of family education between China and America. II. Background InformationDifferent cultural environment gave birth to the different family values, then America emphasize the personal independence, while China emphasize on the whole family, which

18、 is collectivism.2.1 The Meaning of Family ValuesFamily values are political and social beliefs that hold the nuclear family to be the essential ethical and moral unit of a society, and they are considered as an important part of a countrys traditional cultural values. Family values, as the core of

19、the value system, not only refer to the family members norm of behaviors but also are a standard of measuring the norm of conducts. 2.2 The Meaning of Family to China and AmericaMaybe there is no other nation in the world more loving their families than Chinese. China is a country whose agriculture

20、has dominated the economy since the thousands of years. Families generally maintain self-supporting family farms or businesses for more than one generation. In the past, the Chinese were willing to stay together with the family. Settling down a place, and then they live there, eventually die there;

21、it appeared to be an endless circle of the Chinese life. They knew well their place they called home. A home for a Chinese, not merely is a house built with cement and wood, but also a world belonging to them only. A traditional Chinese family generally consists of at least two generations of people

22、. However, along with social progress and epochal change, small size, simple structure and diversified patterns of families have become the main features of modern Chinese families. Nevertheless, the viewpoint of Americans on family is quite opposite. The American families are extremely mobile. They

23、 move from time to time for their respective reasons. For a long time, family in the United States has been defined as one in which a husband and a wife and their minor children live together. The father is a full-time worker who earns enough money to allow the mother to be a full-time housewife. Th

24、is family lives in a single-family home, the parents are not divorced, and the children are natural or adopted. When their children are at the age of 18 or get married, they usually move out and find a new house to live. And when the parents get old, they prefer to stay in geracomium than live with

25、their children. Although this family pattern is still very much cherished by many Americans, alternative family forms have become more common. These include homosexual relationships, single-parent households, and adopting individuals. The nuclear family is also choosing to have fewer children than i

26、n the past. III. Differences between China and America on family valuesThe family plays a significant role to Chinese and Americans. In a family, the main issues people often talk about are the relationship of the family members, marriage and family education. Chinese families focus more on authorit

27、y, harmony of family, filial piety, and their obligations to the family. American family members pay great attention to the concepts of individual equality, independence, individual right and family happiness, among which the most prominent concepts are independence and equality. There is a great di

28、fference between Chinese family and American family. In order to reach mutual understandings between the two counties, it is of great significance to analyze different family values in Chinese and American cultures.3.1 The Behavior of the Family Members and Their RelationshipsIn the Chinese family,

29、authority is highly praised; while in the American family, equality is the most important thing to them. And Chinese people and American people have different opinions on the concept of filial piety. 3.1.1 The Behavior of the Family Members and Their Relationships in China Chinese have a big family

30、with variety of relatives, which may be easy to cause competition and suspicion. So in order to maintain order and family harmony, they particularly advocate showing respect to their seniority in the light of the theory of law and discipline rite of Confucius. And Act you role well is the key to a h