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EasternandWesternFamilyValuesandEthicsⅠ.IntroductionFamilyisthebasicminiatureofthesocialeconomicactivity.Familyvalueisthecoreintheresearchofculturalvalues,andithasdecisiveinfluenceonthebehaviorofthemembersinthefamily.Duetothedifferenceofgeographicalandhistoricalbackground,religionandbelief,differentnationshavetheirownfamilyvalues.Differentculturescreatedifferentfamilies.Ⅱ.Thedefinitionoffamilyandvalues•Familyisdefinedasagroupofpepolerelatedbyblood,marriageoradoptiontofertilizeandbringupchildren.•Valuesarethebeliefsofagroupofpeoplesharedasawhole.•Familiesformthecontinuationthroughchild-rearingThedecisivefamilyvalueofChina:collectivismPublicinterestsaretheinterestsoftheindividual,publicvaluesarethevaluesoftheindividual,andpublicwillsarethewillsoftheindividual.•Chinesepeopletendtobemoreawareoftheconnectionthehaveasmembersoftheirsocialgroups.•Firstly,peoleputanemphasisontheviews,needs,andgoalsofthewholegroup•Secondly,stressthateveryindividualisemotionally•What’smore,theauthorityoftheleader…ThedefinitivefamilyvalueofAmerica:individualismAmericanpeoletendtolaystressontheirindependenceandindividualism.anditisnowthecornerstoneofAmericanvaluesandpermeates.Ameriansbelievethattheyhavecontrolovertheirdestiny,andthearemorelikelytoconcernabouttheirownfreedomTobeginwith,people’spersonalaimstakepriorityovertheirloyaltytogroups.Inthesecondplace,peoplebelievethattheybelongtomanydifferentgroups,notjustongroup.Eachpersonhastherighttohisprivateproperty,thoughtsandopinions,andeveryindividualhasownseparateidentity.Ⅲ.DifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanfamilyvalues1.Chineseconceptoffilialpiety“xiao”，isthemostprominentcharacteristicoftraditionalChineseculture.IthasbeenextolledasthehighestvirtueinChinaforcenturies.InChinesehistory,filialpietyistheearliestethicalmoralthatinfluencesourfamilyconcepts.Firstly,filialpietyistheethicalmoralsthatregulatethefamilyparent-childrelationship.Secondly,ancestralvenerationinChinesecultureaswellasancestorworshipseekstohonorthedeedsandmemoriesofthedeceased.AmericanconceptoffilialpietyInAmerican,BIBLEhasbeenconsideredasasourceofliteraryandartisticcreationaswellasmoralsandethics.whatAmericanphilosophersfocusonisnotthefamilypension,butthesocialpension.2.ChineseconceptofmarriageTraditionally,statusofwivesandhusbandsarenotcompletelyequalinancientChina.Awomanis“faithfultoherhusbandtotheend”andlivesby“thethreeobedienceandfourvirtues”Now,changed…From“economiccommunity”and“reproductivecooperative”toseekingemotionalsatisfaction.AmericanconceptofmarriageAmericansregardmarriageasapurelypersonalmater,havingnothingtodowithsocialstabilityTheydesiretogetlove,andarebravetoacceptlovewithouthestitation.Havingrealizedthese,nowadaysthegreatmajorityofAmericansaysthatthebelieveinmarriageasalife-spangoal,andthewanttheirownmarriagetolastalifetime…Thefirstoneistoaccompishtheidealofmaritalpermanence.Thesecondoneistoprovidechildrenahealthyenvironmentsothatchildrenwouldgrowupwithtwomarriedparents.3.ChineseconceptoffamilyeducationFocousoncollectivismandoverallinterestsofthefamilybecauseoftheinfluenceofConfucianismand三纲五常…Therehasalwaysbeenaninequalitybetweenthestatusoftheparentandchildren.thereforewhenmakingsomefamilydecisions,childrenareforedtofollowtheirparents’authority.子不教父之过望子成龙Havemanifestedthatparentstreatchildren’seducationastheirobligation.AmericanconceptoffamilyeducationTheralationshipbetweenpandcisequal.pdon’tplaneverythingforc.theyjustencouragectoformdistinctiveindividualityandcultivatetheabilityofindependence.Theytreatcasadults.Nearlyeverythingisbasedonthepremise,thatis,equality.Theideaof“self-selection,self-responsibility”.Parentsrespectthechildren’swishesinsettingthegoalsoffamilyeducation.justgiveadvice,butthedecisiverightistinthehandsoftheirchildren.THANKSContact