TheNatureofFamilyGroupmember:汤乾锋张一鹏王良全王帅FamilyvaluesChineseFamilyvalues•AncientChinesehasalwaysattachedgreatimportancetofamilyproblems.TheChinesepeoplewillevennationcalled“guojia”.•Chinesebelievethatasfatherorhusband,amanhasabsolutelypower.•ThehonorandprofitofafamilymaybethemostsignificantChinesevalue.•Chinesepaymoreattentiontochildren’sscores.AmercanFamilyvalues•Traditionally,theAmericanfamilyhasanuclear,consistinghusband,wifeandchildren.•Americansviewthefamilyasagroupwhoseprimarypurposeistoadvancethehappinessofindividualmembers.•AlongwiththeAmericanemphasisonindividualfreedom,thebeliefinequalityhashadastrongeffectonthefamily.L/O/G/OFamilypatternsAmerican&China•Differentsocialbackgrounds.•Differenttroditionalculture.•Differentviewsinvalues.’thoughts.ExtendedfamilyisChinesepeople'sdream,andsoforth.Chinesefamilylifestable、obedient(顺从)authoritative(权威的)Americanfamilylifeunstabledemocraticequalsomethingaboutthedifference中国狼爸SingleparentfamiliesAmericanfamilyThetraditionalAmericanfamilyisa“nuclearfamily(核心家庭).Anuclearfamilyreferstoahusbandandwifeandtheirchildren.TheaverageAmericanfamilytodayhastwoorthreechildren(andmaybeafewpets).Parents:Manyhomesarerunlikeademocracy.AsenseofequalityoftenexistsinAmericanhomes.InsteadoffearingMomandDad,childrenmaythinkofthemasgoodfriends.Husbandsandwivesoftensharehouseholdchores.Children:Inmanycases,achildcanenjoyprivacyinhisorherownbedroom.Fromanearlyage,childrengainresponsibilityinhandlingmoney.Theymayreceiveaweeklyallowanceorevenworkpart-timejobs.Oftenparentsgivechildrenfreedomtomaketheirowndecisions.Preschoolerschoosewhatclothestowearorwhichtoystobuy.Youngadultsgenerallymaketheirownchoicesaboutwhatcareertopursueandwhomtomarry.ChinaFamilyHusband:Themasterofthehouse,alwaysplaysthemoresevereonewheneducatingkidsWife:Managethetriviamattersofthefamily.Althoughnowtheequalityofthesexesisaccepted,butitstillneedstime..Children:ChildreninChinaarenotasfreeasthoseinAmerica.Inmanycases,childrenareafraidoftheirparentsbecauseoftheauthorityChineseparentsdeveloped.InChina,especiallythetraditionalChina.filialpietyisregardedasthemostimportantthinginfamilyconcept.Sotherearealwaysbiggerfamilies,peoplelivewiththeirparentsandchildren.