从《刮痧》看中美文化的差异毕业论文.docx

1、从刮痧看中美文化的差异毕业论文-文档均为word文档，下载后可直接编辑使用亦可打印-摘要 Introduction 11 Differences in Filial Piety between China and America 31.1 The Duties of Filial Piety. 31.2 The Family Status 41.3 The Ways to Treat the Old People 42 Reasons for the Differences of Filial Piety 62.1 Family Values 62.2 Relation between Gen

2、erations 72.3 The Orientation of Moral Principles 72.4 Pension Mechanism 83 Differences in Family Education between China and America 10 3.1 Family Education Ways 10 3.2 Direction of Child Evaluation 113.3 The Objectives of Family Education 11 3.4 Results of Family Education between China and Americ

3、a 124 Reasons for the Differences of Family Education 144.1 Value Orientation 144.2 Traditional Education 144.3 Expectation on Children 154.4 National Conditions 16Conclusion 18References 20Acknowledgments 21IntroductionThe Guasha Treatment is a Chinese film concerning cultural conflicts experienced

4、 by a Chinese immigrant family living in the USA which is released in 2001. Xu Datong, a Chinese immigrant, is a father of a five-year-old son Dennis. He has a successful career and a happy family after struggling for eight years in the United States. Datong tells everyone excitedly at the companys

5、annual party that he loves US and his American dream comes true. Nevertheless, this good news is broken by an incident. Datongs father goes to America from China to visit his sons family. While there, Datongs father is unable to read English labels of medicine. So he gives his grandson a treatment o

6、f Guasha to cure a slight fever. The purple marks left by the treatment on Dennis back are considered to be evidence of abusing child by American social workers. Thus, Datongs family is submitted to the court. In order to protect his father from trouble and lawsuit, Datong cheats to the judge and ad

7、mits that he does it. Later, Datongs father goes back to China. Finally, Xu Datong and his wife are able to reunite with his son.Now, as exchanges and cooperation in culture and economy between China and America are increasing, cultural differences that are manifested are also increasing. This film

8、is a very good reflection of differences between Chinese and American culture, such as the Guasha treatment, filial piety, family education, legal concept and so on. This paper is divided into four main parts and chooses two aspects to study which are filial piety and family education. Filial piety

9、is a virtue that shows respect for parents, the elders, and ancestors. It has been very important in China since ancient times and its considered a key virtue in Chinese culture. In the Classic of Filial Piety, Confucius (551-479 BCE) says that filial piety is the root of virtue and the basis of phi

10、losophy (Wikipedia.org). Modern philosopher Fung Yu-lan once described filial piety as the ideological basis for traditional Chinese society (Wikipedia.org). Nevertheless, most Americans are still confused about the ways Chinese people treat their parents. Although many westerners know Chinese filia

11、l piety, they dont have a specific understanding of its essence which may bring about misunderstanding. Plenty of Chinese people likewise believe that Americans are disrespectful to parents. Chinese and American filial piety are different in many elements, such as the duties of filial piety and the

12、ways they treat the old people. The reason for these mainly is that there are different family values, relation between generations, the orientation of moral principles and social mechanism between China and America. Thus, this paper will talk about the different elements of Chinese and American fil

13、ial piety in chapter one, and the reasons from four perspectives in chapter two. It will be beneficial to spread traditional Chinese virtues widely. As for family education, it plays a vital role in both countries. Chinese and Americans think highly of it. Besides, at present, education is particula

14、rly important in the growing economic and cultural exchanges between China and the United States. Parents are kids first teacher. They may have a great effect both on childrens growth and on a countrys prospect. However, the ways and objectives of family education, the direction of child evaluation

15、and so on are different in China and America. Meanwhile, family education in China has several disadvantages. It is short of innovation. Some traditional concepts and rigid educational methods which cant fit the development of society still exist. Hence, the differences between Chinese and American

16、family education, and four factors that result in the differences will be introduced in chapter three and chapter four respectively. It will be helpful for Chinese to learn from American advanced family education ways to make children grow healthier and improve their quality. Americans will know Chi

17、nese filial piety further and understand the ways Chinese treat the old people at the same time.Therefore, in order to understand the differences of filial piety and family education between China and America deeply, this paper attempts to compare and analyze filial piety and family education betwee

18、n China and America on the basis of The Guasha Treatment. This paper will enrich contents for both countries cultures and make them complement each other to promote their prosperity and development. People can also know the cultural connotation and cultural characteristics of other countries. Most i

19、mportantly, it will do good to cross-cultural communication. Now, lets start with chapter one the differences in filial piety between China and America.1 Differences in Filial Piety between China and America1.1 The Duties of Filial PietyIn China, there is an old saying that is百善孝为先. It means that fi

20、lial piety comes first among all virtues. There are compulsory tasks and responsibilities for children to fulfill. The younger generation has responsibilities to take care of their parents and the elders, to show respect and love for them. Moreover, the younger generation should be polite, display s

21、orrow for their parents illness and death as well as carry out sacrifices after their death. People pay tribute to their ancestors on Tomb-sweeping Day which is a reflection of filial piety in China. It is a tradition as well.Filial piety is not only a central value in traditional Chinese culture, b

22、ut also expresses gratitude to parents for their upbringing. Its really necessary for children to reciprocate for parents love and care, which becomes a compulsory task for children. A traditional saying in Chinese 羊有跪乳之恩，鸦有反哺之义 is good enough to illustrate that children should fulfill the obligatio

23、n of filial piety and thank parents. It means in English that the sheep has gratitude of kneeling down to accept breast milk and the crow has the awareness of nurturing their elderly parents. Whats more, the younger generation should show respect for the elders opinions and arrangement. Its signific

24、ant for children to obey what their parents say. The verb 养 in Chinese which means feed or raise in English is an important element of filial piety. Therefore, feeding, obeying and sacrificing are the ethics and duties of filial piety. In the film, Xu Datong was a dutiful son. For the reason that Da

25、tong cant often visit his father and didnt want to leave him alone, he took his father to America and looked after him.However, American filial piety is totally different. The younger generation doesnt have the compulsory task to support their aged parents. Children to their parents are just duties

26、of gratitude. Moreover, they dont have to take personal care of their parents when parents are old or sick. Americans can choose to whether have a child or not while having a child is also the embodiment of filial piety in China. Chinese may have the pressure to bear an offspring (Chen, 2011). So th

27、e phenomenon that Datong lived with his father is hard to understand by Americans. Although the youth dont live with their aging parents, the younger generation show great respect love for their parents which is similar to Chinese children.1.2 The Family StatusIn China, parents are the center of a f

28、amily and play a crucial role. On the one hand, it emphasizes the status of the elders. They are always supreme and have a higher status in a family. The younger generation should listen to parents and be obedient to them unconditionally. Or the younger generation may not be treated as a dutiful son

29、. Nevertheless, if parents are wrong, children can correct them. So in The Guasha Treatment, whenever there were conflicts between his wife and father, Datong took side with his father and persuaded his wife into understanding his fathers improper behaviors. On the other hand, when it comes to decid

30、ing an important issue in the family, the power of decision is in parents hands. Parents have the right to decide everything. Children need to respect and obey their decision, especially marriage. Arranged marriage now is still common in China. As the saying goes, 父母之命，媒妁之言 in Chinese. Parents have

31、absolute authority. Marriage is mainly decided by parents and children need to listen to them (H. Wang & X.D. Wang, 2010).On the contrary, family status is equal in the USA. Parents think that their children are independent individuals and they love to help them. But parents never force children to

32、do anything. The relationship between parents and children is like friend, not requiring the absolute obedience to parents will. Instead, children often talk their own thoughts and feelings freely with parents. Furthermore, they can make decision by themselves on the important issues. Parents encourage children to have independent opinion so that they are able to choose their own way well. Whats more, the younger generation can address their parents directly by name, including other relatives while it is viewed as a disrespectful and unfilial behavior in Chin