毕业设计a comparison of family values between china and america论文 定稿.docx
- 文档编号:9136500
- 上传时间:2023-05-17
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:18
- 大小:29.10KB
毕业设计a comparison of family values between china and america论文 定稿.docx
《毕业设计a comparison of family values between china and america论文 定稿.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《毕业设计a comparison of family values between china and america论文 定稿.docx(18页珍藏版)》请在冰点文库上搜索。
毕业设计acomparisonoffamilyvaluesbetweenchinaandamerica论文定稿
毕业论文
题目:
中美家庭观之比较
AComparisonofFamilyValuesbetweenChinaandAmerica
Contents
AbstractinChinese……………………………………………….…………….…4
AbstractinEnglish………………………………………………..……………....5
Introduction…………………………………………………….…………….…….6
Ⅰ.Thedifferentunderstandingsofthefamilyconcepts………………………...7
1.1Chineseunderstandingsofthefamilyconcepts………………………………7
1.2Americanunderstandingsofthefamilyconcepts………………….………….8
Ⅱ.Thedifferencesoftheconjugalrelationship…………………………………..9
2.1Thedifferentmarriagevalues…………………………………………………9
2.1.1.Chinesepeople’sfamilyvaluesinmarriage………………………………...9
2.1.2.Americanpeople’sattitudetomarriage……………………………………11
2.2.Differencesingenderroles……………………………………………………12
2.2.1InChinafamily,husbandsareusuallyintheleadingposition,andwifestillassumethegreatmajorityofhouseresponsibilities……………………………..12
2.2.2.InAmericafamily,husbandandwifesharethehouseholdequallyandwifeisindependenteconomically……………………………………………………….13
Ⅲ.Thedifferencesofrelationshipsbetweenparentsandchildren……….……..12
3.1Thedifferencesoffamilyeducation………………………………….……...13
3.1.2.Americanfamilyeducationmode……………………………………….….15
3.2.Differencesinsupportingtheirparents……………………………….….….16
3.2.1.InChina,supportingelderlyparentsisbothresponsibilityandobligation.
………………………………………………………………………………….….…16
3.2.2InAmerica,supportingparentsisnotchildren’sobligation………….……17
Ⅳ.Ⅳ:
Theinfluenceoffamilyvalues……………………………………….…....18
4.1.Theinfluenceonindividuals…………………………………………………..18
4.2.Theinfluenceonsociety……………………………………………………….19
Conclusion..................................................................................................................20
Bibliography…………………………………………………………......................21
Acknowledgement.....................................................................................................21
摘要
家庭是人类社会最基本的组成单位之一,由于不同的历史、文化以及诸多其它因素,家庭观念,规则,习惯以及家庭成员的思想和行为都有着极大的不同。
本文试图从以下四个方面来探索中国和美国在家庭观方面的差异。
文章首先分析了中美人民对家庭观念的不同理解,其次阐述了中美婚姻关系的差异,这一部分包括婚姻观以及家庭性别分工的差异。
其次分析了父母与子女关系之间的差异,主要包括子女教育和父母赡养两部分。
最后分析了中美家两国庭观之间的差异对个人与社会的影响。
关键词
家庭观、中国、美国、差异
Abstract
Familyisoneofthemostbasicelementsofhumansociety,duetothedifferenthistory,culturesandmanyotherfactors,thebeliefs,rulesandhabitsofafamilyanditsmembers`ideasandbehaviorsareallverydifferent.ThispapertriestogropeforthedifferencesofthefamilyvaluesbetweenChinaandAmericafromthefollowingfouraspects.Firstly,itanalyzesthedifferentunderstandingsofthefamilyconcepts,secondly,illustratesthedifferencesoftheconjugalrelationship,includingthedifferentvaluesinmarriageandthedifferencesinthegenderroles,thenpresentstherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren,includingchildreneducationandparentssupporting,finallyanalyzestheinfluencesonindividualandsociety.
Keywords
familyvalue;China;America;differences
Introduction
Familyisthebasicunitofsocialorganizationwhichiscomposedbyrelationshipofmarriage,kinshiporadoptiverelationship.Asfamilyisaninteractionorcontactamongfamilymemberswhoarelivingtogetherandtakingpartinproductionandconsumption,themeaningofafamilyischild-rearingandsupportingtheelderly.Withtheformationanddevelopmentofthefamily,familyvalueswerebornattherightmoment,whicharetheprerequisiteofthechangesanddevelopmentoffamily.Inthemiddleofthe20thcentury,withthechangeofhumanideasandEast-westculturalconflict,thesizeofthefamilyshrankgradually,undertheinfluencesofthosenewideas,familyvaluesunderwentgreatchangesanddeeplyaffectedtheproductionandhumanlife.Inmodernsociety,themostimportantmeaningoffamilyistogivebirthandbringupchildren,familymustbeabletomaintainthelivelihoodofallthefamilymembersandprotecttheinterestsofeachmemberasmuchaspossible.Familyinvolvesindividualdirectly,whichisabridgebetweenpeopleandsociety,mostpeoplebelievethatitisthemostemotionalsocialgroup.WeChinesefocusonthewholefamilywhileAmericanemphasizeindividualism,therefore,therelationshipsamongfamilymembersarealsoquitedifferent.However,reasonsforthesedifferencesarequitecomplicated,includingdifferentcustoms,culturesandsocialbackgroundsandsoon.
Familyvaluesreflectpeople’soutlooks.Theinfluencesoffamilyvaluesaredemonstratedinmanyaspects,suchascultures,familyrelationshipsandpersonaldevelopment.TheanalysisoffamilyvaluescanhelpustobetterunderstandthedifferencesbetweenChinaandAmericainculture,familysituationandpersonaldevelopment,aswellastoacquireafurtherinsightincultureshockandgapsincommunication.ThisarticlemainlydiscussesthedifferentfamilyvaluesbetweenChinaandAmerica,anditismainlydividedintofourparts.Thefirstpartanalyzesthedifferentunderstandingsofthefamilyconcepts;thesecondpartcomparestherelationshipbetweenhusbandandwife;thethirdpartisthedifferencesoftherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren,andthelastpartdealswiththeinfluencesofthefamilyvaluesonindividualandsociety.
Ⅰ.Thedifferentunderstandingsofthefamilyconcepts
1.1Chineseunderstandingsofthefamilyconcepts
InChina,extendedfamilyisasmallgroup,whichhasitsownleaderandorder,andharmonyisthemainconceptofthefamily.
Fromancienttimestonow,thegreatesthappinessoftheextendedfamilyisseveralgenerationslivingtogether,andtheoldusuallywanttosharethehappinesswiththeirfamily.Theextendedfamilyismadeupofseveralgenerationswhicharealwaysorganizedfromtoptobottom,theoldestbeingtheleaderofthefamilyandenjoyingthehighestpower.Chineseextendedfamilyusuallycontainsgreatgrandfather/mother,grandfather/mother,father’sbrothersandsisters,father’sdaughtersandsons,therefore,inChina,familyreferstotherelationshipwhichislinkedbyconsanguinity.
ChinesepeoplearedeeplyinfluencedbythephilosophyofConfucianism,theyconsiderthefamilyasateam,andtheyemphasizecooperationandunificationamongfamilymembers.Harmonyisthemainconcept.
Itiswellknownthatalmosteveryancientfamilyhasitsrules,andthoserulesareverystrict,everymemberneedstoobeythem,andwhodonotcomplywiththoseregulationswouldbepunished.Forexample,ifoneofthefamilymemberwhojusttrytofightforthefamily`sinterestswouldberegardedasaselfishbehavior,whichisunacceptablefortheotherfamilymembers.Chinesepayattentiontotheinterestsofthewholefamily,thisbeliefcomesfromChineseunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenCountryandfamily,astheybelievethatfamilyisthebeginningofhumanrelations,andCountryiscomposedbyfamilies.Therefore,inChina,traditionalethicistsbelievethatifwewanttosafeguardthestate'speaceandstability,weshouldfirstkeepuptheharmonyofourfamilies.AstheoldChinesesayinggoes“makeyourselfagoodman,soastobeagoodrulerofafamily,andthenofacountry,andthenoftheworld”,henceharmoniousfamilyisthefoundationtokeepthecountry’speace,andifthere'speaceathome,everythingwillprosper!
Therefore,inordertoregulatefamily,oldfamilyrulesemerged.
IntheChineseextendedfamily,people’srelationshipsareverycomplex,everyfamilyhasitsorder,andboththeoldandtheyounghavetoobeytheirhierarchies.Confucianideasshowthateachfamilymembershouldbedutiful,anddowhattheyshoulddoanddonotjeopardizeothers,thenthefamilywillbeatpeace.TheseruleshaveexistedinChinaforthousandsofyears,andithashadaveryprofoundimpactontheformationofChinesefamilyvalues.Similarly,theChinesehavecompliedwiththeserulesforthousandsofyears,andtheyhavealreadyformedsuchnotionthattheserulesareanecessarytruth.
1.2.Americanunderstandingsofthefamilyconcepts
Americannuclearfamilyfocusonindividualismandtheyadvocateequality,freedomandindependence.
InEnglish,thewordfamilyisexplainedfatherandmother,Iloveyou.Infact,itismerit.WhenAmericansrefertofamily,theyusuallymeanparentsandtheirchildren,whichisthenuclearfamily.FormostAmericans,thetypicalfamilyiscomposedbyasmallnumberofpeople,theelderlyparentsarenotincludedandtherearenotmanyrelativeslivingtogether.Intheireyes,grandparents,parents,brothersandsistersareonly"relatives”,notfamilymembers.
Basedontheideaofequality,freedomandindependence,therelationshipoffamilymembersinAmericaisverysimple.Americansthinkeverymemberofthefamily,includingtheirchildren,isequalandindependent.IndividualisminfluencesAmericanfamilyvaluesprofoundlyandextensively.Tornvigthoughtitcouldmakeeachmemberoftheunionseparatethemselvesfromtheothers.TheAmericansbelievethateveryoneshouldhavetherighttoberecognizedandrespectedandhastherighttoliveaccordingtotheirownwishes.Thebehaviorsofanyfamilymemberswouldbeconsideredtobepersonalactions,lessrelatedtotheotherfamilymembers.Theygettoseethemselvesasveryindependentpeoplefromveryyoung,andlearntoberesponsibleforthemselves,insteadofseeingthemselvesasmemberofaninterdependentfamily,religion,group,race,nationoranyothergroups.Peoplewhogrowupinthiscultureusuallydonotconcernaboutothers`interestsbutbelievethateverybodyshoulddealwithhisownbusiness.Meanwhile,theideaofindividualismmakestherelationshipofafamilyverypersonal.Ofcourse,thatbringsaboutsomenegat
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 毕业设计a comparison of family values between china and america论文 定稿 毕业设计 america 论文
链接地址:https://www.bingdoc.com/p-9136500.html