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中西方家庭观念的差异任艳琳英日1201班0305120111AbstractThefamilyisthebasicunitofbloodormarriage,adoptionofsocialorganization.Thefamilyisanimportantpartofhumansocial.Thefamilyhasfamilyvalues,familyvaluesistheleadingfamilychanges.Theconceptoffamilyincludingmarriage,moralityandlawconcept.Inanycountry,familyisanimportantsocialunit,theinfluencecannotbeignoredandtheroleoffamilyrelationshiptothepeopleandpeople,peopleandsociety.KeyWords:structure;sense;attach;responsibility.TheDifferentFamilyValueinWesternandChinaIntroductionFamilyvaluesinChinaandAmericaarequitetypical,thedifferenceofwhicharedemonstratedinmanydifferentways.Familyvaluesreflectedthetendencyofpeople’soutlooks.Therefore,theinfluencesoffamilyvaluesaredemonstratedinmanyaspects,suchascultures,socialstructuresandpersonaldevelopment.Theanalysesoffamilyvaluescanhelpustobetterunderstandthedifferencesbetweeneasternandwesterncountriesincultures,socialstructuresandpersonaldevelopmentaswell,astoacquirefurtherinsightincultureshockandgap’sincommunication.I.ThedifferencesbetweentheWesternandChinesefamilystructureTheChinesepeopleattachgreatimportancetotherelationshipbetweenbloodrelatives,therefore,themaincharacteristicsoftheChinesefamilystructureisthebigfamily.ModernChinesesocietyhastwomajorfamilystructure:nuclearfamiliesandextendedfamily.Apairofcoupleswithchildren,twogenerationfamilycalledcorefamily;threeandevenfourgenerationsofthefamilyistheextendedfamily.Bycomparison,WesternersaboutbloodrelationshipandnotsomuchChinese.Inwesterncountries,thenuclearfamilyoccupiestheabsolutedominantposition,whiletheextendedfamilyverylittle,inaddition,therearesingleparentfamilies,singleparentfamilies,cohabitationfamiliesform.Peoplepaymoreandmoreattentiontothenuclearfamily,whilethethreegeneration,linealrelativesbybloodandcollateralrelativesbybloodbeyondtwogenerationisindifferent.II.ThedifferencesbetweentheWesternandChinesefamilyvalues2.1DifferentvaluesbetweentheWesternandChinaDuetothefamilystructure,familyvaluesweredifferent.Chinahasfivethousandyearsofhistoryofcivilization,theprecipitationmanyexcellentculture,alsospreadalotofgoodhabitsandcustoms,theChinesetraditionalideaofthefamilyiscontainedinthecultureandhabits.InChineseancientandmodernsociety,theconceptoffamilyfirmhastomaintainsocialstabilityhasplayedabigrole,alsogavebirthtomanyclassicalvirtues,suchascarefortheyoung,harmonyofcouples,neighborhoodunity,still,thrifty,thetraditionalfamilyconceptofChinesesocialorderhasplayedaroleinmaintainingthegreat.However,withthedevelopmentandchangeofsocialenvironmentmakestheoriginalfamilyunitisdestroyed,personalgrowthexperiencesintraditionalconceptalsochangeswiththetimes.Theoriginalmultigenerationalphenomenonisrarelyexist,replacesb.Isoftenkeephousethenextgeneration,thefamilyunithasnotdirectlyrepresentsafamily.However,Chinesefamilyvaluesareaffectedbythetraditionalfamilyvalues,theChinesefamilyvaluesisstillstrong,thebloodrelationship,familyethics,isingrainedinthebrain,parents,childrenalwaysonefamily.2.2DifferenthistoricalreasonscauseddifferentfamilyvaluesIntheChinesefamily,hasbeenpursuingatraditionofrespectfortheelderly.Oldpeopleoftensufferfromfamily,societyisrespect.IntheChinesefamily,thechildrenatayoungagedependentontheirparents,parentsforhomemademanypersonalsacrifices,theywanttheirchildrentoobey.Whenchildrengrowuptheresponsibilitytotakecareoftheirparents,butinsomecaseswillcontinuetorelyontheirparents.Historically,Chinesefamilyvaluesisverystrong,familyconsciousnessisstrong,forexamplethesimplestexample--Chinesename,thefirstgeneralisthefamilyname,andthenisthename,nameoftenhaveasamegenerationofunifiedusingsignusedtolivingword,nameasasymboloffamilyandfamily,Chineseputhiminthefront,onbehalfofhisnameontheback,inasidealsoprovedthatintheeyesoftheChinesepeople,thefamilyismuchhigherthanthatoftheirown,tohaveafamily,aftertheir.Bycomparison,WesternersaboutbloodrelationshipandnotChinesesoseriously.ThefoundationofWesternsocietyinthepersonal,Westernculturalvaluesofindividualismisthecore.Praisethevalueofpeople,topromotehumandignityandthefreedevelopmentofpersonality.Inwesternfamilies,therelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenismoreequal.Thereisnotmuchdependencerelationbetweenchildrenandparents,thechildrenafterschooldon'tliveathome,theyoungmanisproudtostandonone'sown.Theoldparentsnottodependontheirchildrenaschildren,alsodoesnothavetheresponsibilitytosupporttheirparents,bothsidesdoesnothavesomanyobligationsandresponsibilitiesinthefamily,therelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenequal.Socialandfamilytotreattheelderlycanstillreflecttheindependenceandindividualism.Theirfinancialsupportusuallyconsistsofsocialwelfareandhealthsystemtoreducethefamilytorelyon.Ingeneral,theelderlywillfindtheirownfriendsinsteadofrelyingontheirchildrenemotionally.TheUnitedStatesofAmerica'sparentsdidnotsendtheirchildrentostayfilialthoughts,theyencourageadultchildrentoliveindependently,thatoncetheirchildrenmarryandsettledownasbehooveshouldmoveout.Inmostwesterncountries,theelderlypensionafterrealhomesandwelfareinstitutionsspend,Americansocietyingeneralareforyoungpeople.Th