英美概况论文

xx大学全校选修课英美概况课程论文论文题目AComparativestudyoftheFamilyValuesinChinaandAmerica学生专业班级xxxxxxxxxxxxxx学生姓名（学号）xxxxxxxxxxxxx二O一三年五月二十八日AComparativestudyoftheFamilyValuesinChinaandAmericaWangYalinAbstract:ThisarticleaimstoreflectthedifferencebetweentwocountriesbyanalyzingtheChineseandAmericanfamilyvalues.Familyisthebasicminiatureofthesocialeconomicactivity,anditisthebasicunitthatconstitutesthesociety.Familyvalueisthecoreintheresearchofculturalvalues,andithasdecisiveinfluenceonpeople’sbehaviors.Becauseofthedifferencesofgeographicalandhistoricalbackground,religiousandbelief,differentnationshavetheirownfamilyvalues.ChinaandAmericasharesomefamilyvalues.However,greatdifferencesexist.Toknowmoreaboutthetwocountries’familyvaluescanhelpusbetterunderstandthetwodifferentculturesandthenlearnfromeachother.Keywords:familyvalues;Chineseculture;Americanfamilies;collectivist;freedom中国与美国家庭观念的比较摘要：本文旨在通过对中国和美国的家庭观念的分析来反映两国文化的差异。家庭是基本的小型的社会经济体，它是构成社会的基本单元。家庭观念是研究文化观念的核心，它取决于人们的行为。因为不同地理和历史背景，宗教和信仰，不同的国家有不同的家庭观念。中国与美国有相同的家庭观念。然而，也有很大不同。知道更多的两国家的家庭观念可以帮助我们更好地了解两种不同的文化，并且相互学习。关键词：家庭观念；中国文化；美国家庭；集体主义；自由1.IntroductionTherehasbeensomemisunderstandingthatthefamilyvaluesbetweenChinaandAmericaaretotallydifferentandtheChinesepeoplevaluetheirfamiliesverymuchwhiletheAmericansdonot.Actually,ChinaandAmericasharemanyfamilyvalues.Forexample,boththeChineseandAmericanpeopleattachgreatimportancetotheirfamilies.Americanpeopleareindependentbutnotself-centered,theyalsorespecttheirparentsandtheauthoritiesasChinesepeopledo.ManyAmericansmaydatewithseveraldifferentpeopleduringtheirlifetime;however,mostofthemmarrytothesamepersonforlifeasmostChinesepeopledo.ThatcommongroundindicatesthatfamilyisofgreatimportancebothtotheChineseandAmericanpeople.Nevertheless,thereareessentialdistinctionsbetweenChineseandAmericanfamilyvalues.Generallyspeaking,Chinesefamiliesencourageharmonyandrequirefamilymemberstokeepontherail,whileAmericanfamiliesupholdindividualcharacters,equalityandindependence.2.ComparisonoftheFamilyValuesinChinaandAmerica2.1ChinesefamilyvaluesChineseculturehasbeendefinedasacollectivistculture.Peopleattachmoreimportancetotheirfamiliesthantheydotothemselves.Chinesechildrenarebroughtuptoseekfulfillmentwithothersratherthanindividually.SowecanseethatfamilyloyaltyisanimportantvalueinChineseculture.Intermsoftherelationshipwithinafamily,Chinesepeopleemphasizetherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren,particularlyemphasizingchildren’sloveandrespectfortheirparents.Chinesepeoplevaluealifeoffilialpietytotheirparents.FamilytieisverystronginChina.Manyyoungpeoplestilltrytolivewithorneartheirparentswheneverpossibleevenaftertheyaremarried.Familymembersdependoneachotherforsupportandtheyarerequiredtoshowloyaltytothefamily.Asweknow,peopleinChinavaluelargeextendedfamilies.Inthere,severalgenerationsallliveunderoneroof.Afamilyisjustlikeaself-sufficientandself-helpinstitutionforitsmembers.Boththosechildrenandelderscanbebettertakencareofbyseveralfamilymembers.Also,bylivingcloselytogether,theycanjointtogethertogetthroughdifficultiesandhelpthosefamilymemberswhoarereallyupthecreek.Inaddition,unlikemanywesternculturesthatvaluetheyouth,Chinesepeoplereveretheireldersandrespecttheknowledgethatisgainedwithageandexperience.Chinesefamiliesparticularlytakecareoftheiragingfamilymembers,ratherthenleavingthemalone.Sotheelderscanlivecomfortablyandnotlonelyatthesunsetoflifewiththeirchildren.However,becausetheChinesefamiliesemphasizechildren’sloveandrespectfortheirparents,childreninafamilyusuallyhavetoobeytheirparent’sarrangements,eventhosethingswhichwilldecideone’sfuture,suchasmarriage,education,etc.InChina,parentsusuallyputgreatexpectationontheirchildren,especiallythosewhoaretheonlychildinthefamily.Theyhopethattheycanearnmuchmoneyorhaveagreatofficialcareer.Childrenhavetobeargreatpressurefromtheirparents.2.2AmericanfamilyvaluesYet,inAmericanfamily,individualfreedomandequalityrankatthemostimportantplace.Americansbelievethattheyshouldcontrolovertheirowndestinies;andtheyaremorelikelytoconcernabouttheirownfreedomofactivismthantheopinionsoftheeldermembersoftheirfamilies.Familymembersareregardedasfriendsandtheytreateachotherequallyindailylife.Forexample,ifafatherandhisadultsongotoseeamovietogether,eachofthemmaybuyhisownticketsinsteadofpayingtheticketstogether.InAmerica,grownchildrenusuallymoveoutoftheirparents’houseandstarttoliveontheirown.ThemainpurposeoftheAmericanfamilyistobringhappinesstoeachindividualfamilymember.Thetraditionalfamilyvaluesincludeloveandrespectforallthefamilymembers.Parentsandchildrenrespecteachother.Childrenhavetheirindividualrightstomaketheirownchoicewhichcloselyrelatedtotheirownfuture.Theyaremoreindependentandmorefreefromtherestrictionsoftheirparents.Asaresult,mostchildrencandowhattheywantbutnotwhattheirparentswant.Intermsoffamilyeducation,Americanfamiliesencouragetheirchildrentopursuepersonalinterestswithgreatenergy,tocompeteequallyandtostriveforthelargestindividualhappiness.Comparatively,childreninAmericanfamiliesbearlesspressurefromtheirfamiliesandgetmuchmorehappinessduringtheirchasi