中美家庭价值观的差异

中国和美国文化的比较传统与现代的碰撞中国和美国文化的比较：传统与现代的碰撞在当今世界，中国和美国作为世界上最具影响力的两个国家，其文化之间也存在着深刻的差异和碰撞。

中美两国文化既有传统的独特之处，又在现代社会中经历了一系列的变革和发展。

本文将从不同角度对中国和美国文化进行比较，探讨传统与现代在两国文化碰撞中的相互影响和发展。

一、价值观念的差异1. 家庭观念与社会观念中国传统文化中，强调家庭观念和家族的重要性。

尊重长辈、孝顺父母被视为中国文化的核心价值观。

而在美国，个人主义倾向更加明显，个人的独立和自由被强调。

美国社会注重个人成就和个人权利，鼓励个人追求自己的幸福。

2. 教育观念与价值观中国传统文化高度重视教育，强调勤奋学习和尊师重道的价值观。

中国的教育体系注重学科知识的传授和严格的考试评价体系。

然而，在美国，个人发展的多样性更得到重视，强调培养学生的创新能力和实践能力，学生更加注重自主学习和自我发展。

二、传统文化与现代发展的融合1. 传统文化在现代社会中的传承中国传统文化博大精深，深受国人的热爱和传承。

中国文化的核心价值观如孝道、忠诚、礼仪等，在现代社会中仍然具有重要影响力。

同时，中国传统文化也在与现代价值观相融合，形成了新的文化形态。

例如，中国古老的红色文化与现代的社会主义核心价值观相结合，成为代表中国精神风貌的一种文化符号。

2. 现代文化的全球传播美国现代文化在全球范围内影响深远。

从好莱坞电影到流行音乐、时尚潮流，美国文化渗透到世界的各个角落。

这些现代文化元素对中国的青年一代产生了深远的影响。

中国的年轻人更加追求个性化和多样化，接受外来文化的同时也保持对传统文化的尊重与保护。

三、文化碰撞的挑战和机遇1. 文化冲突与理解中国和美国的文化碰撞也不可避免地会产生冲突和挑战。

由于价值观念的不同，两国在一些问题上存在分歧，例如人权、民主、人际关系等。

然而，文化冲突也为两国提供了互相学习和增进了解的机会，通过对话和交流，可以促进两国文化的互补和共同发展。

中美价值观的差异一、核心价值观的差异（一) 个人隐私西方人强调尊重个人隐私, 即一个人怎样生活在不造成对他人危害、没有干扰别人的情况下,谁也管不着。

如私人信件不能随便拆阅，私人的事情不能随意打听, 更不能随意传播.在中国, 朋友可以不敲门就“登堂入室”，这对西方人来说是不可思议的事。

即使是一件小事要问，他们也需要先打个电话，问主人是否方便.（二) 个人自立即个人的生活自己负责, 不依赖父母和他人。

子女年满18 岁, 多数开始自立生活, 即使家里很富有，也要自己找工作养活自己。

还有一个与中国形成鲜明对比的例子就是无论吃饭、购物, 甚至是买票，也都各自付款.美国人并不认为这是人情淡漠, 而认为是尊重个人作用和价值以及不坐享其成的表现。

他们从小就受到独立自主精神的熏陶。

这正是西方人独立自主、白手起家、个人奋斗精神的体现。

美国总统林肯出身卑微却为美国人民的自由平等作出了贡献, 因此备受美国人民的爱戴和尊敬，这正是美国梦这一思想的具体体现。

(三)个人表现美国人具有爱冒险、爱新奇的特点。

中国古语中有这样的说法：“木秀于林，风必摧之；行高于众, 人必非之。

”与美国个人主义价值观相对的是中国传统中的集体主义, 也有人称之为家族主义和放大了的家族主义价值观。

在个人与集体的关系上，强调集体的利益总是高于个人的利益。

个人利益要融入到集体利益中去, 必要时牺牲个人利益服从集体利益.强调人对社会的义务和责任.个人的荣辱和成功紧密地与集体联系在一起。

当然, 中国文化传统也认为个人应有个性，有个人信念, 个人利益和追求, 但不把其至于社会之上。

个人价值与社会责任是统一的，这也正是中华民族具有强大凝聚力的重要因素。

但从另一角度来看，过于强调“集体”确实容易导致忽视个人权利、自由, 影响个性发展及个人自主性、创造性的发挥，从前面与美国个人主义价值观几个方面的对比中便可清楚地发现这一点。

而过于强调“个性”, 有时也容易导致人际关系冷漠，亲情淡漠, 甚至以酗酒、吸毒来发泄心灵压抑和孤独寂寞。

从电影《孙子从美国来》看中美家庭文化差异导语：电影《孙子从美国来》叙述了一其中国家庭接待遥道而来的美国亲属的故事。

在这个过程中，两个不同的文化碰撞与融合，呈现了中美家庭文化之间的差异。

本文将从电影中的细节入手，探讨中美家庭文化差异的背景、表现及影响。

一、背景介绍：由于中美两国历史背景、社会制度、家庭价值观等方面的差异，导致了中美家庭文化的差异。

中美家庭文化差异的背后既有历史和制度的因素，也有社会经济的因素。

正是这些差异，形成了中美家庭文化在观念、教育、待人接物等方面的差异。

二、中美家庭文化差异的表现：1. 价值观差异：中国家庭强调集体利益和家族观念，追求家庭和谐与稳定。

美国家庭重视个人权益和个人追求，追求个人独立和自由。

电影中，美国家庭成员对待事物往往以个人需求为出发点，而中国家庭成员更加重视集体利益和家庭和谐。

2. 教育观念和方式的差异：中国家庭重视教育的功利性和强制性，普遍追求孩子的学术效果。

美国家庭重视培育孩子的独立沉思和创设力，更加重视孩子的爱好和个性进步。

电影中，中国家庭对孩子的学业效果赐予了高度关注和严格要求，而美国家庭则更加重视孩子与外界的互动和思维的自由进步。

3. 亲子干系和家庭角色的差异：中国家庭中，父母往往扮演着严厉的教育者和引导者的角色，重视亲子间的尊重和孝顺。

美国家庭则更加重视对等和合作，强调亲子之间的友谊和互相支持。

电影中，中国家庭对待孩子的要求较高，而美国家庭更加重视孩子的独立性和自主性。

4. 社交规则和交往方式的差异：中国社交过程中重视面子和尊重，行为比较保守。

美国社交重视个人的开放和直接表达，习惯在社交场合中表达自己的观点。

电影中，中国家庭与美国亲属的交往中，由于文化差异，出现了一些误会和冲突。

三、中美家庭文化差异的影响：1. 互相理解和尊重的缺失：因为文化差异，导致了中美家庭在交往过程中的误解和冲突。

例如，电影中中国家庭对美国亲属不满的情节，反映了双方对于家庭价值观念和行为规范的不理解和不适应。

中美家庭价值观
中美家庭价值观
家毋庸言为得失，家庭价值观是一家根植于实践中，充满温馨情感的群体。

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美家庭价值观由其特定的历史和文化背景所影响，两者在组成原理、处理问题方式以及期望父母子女间的关系等诸多方面存在着明显的不同之处。

首先，与传统的中国家庭生活观念不同，美国家庭生活观念以自由、平等、积
极的态度面对生活。

家庭成员之间要相互尊重、独立、互济互助，每个家庭成员都有平等的权利及责任。

美国家庭更注重教育、成长和娱乐，相较于思想教育，更多地侧重于生活教育，希望孩子们在娱乐中发展良好的抗压能力。

此外，美国家庭也注重开放的沟通交流，为孩子们提供更多的心理支持，关注他们的想法和感受，让孩子们知道自己在家庭中也受到重视。

与之相反，中国家庭生活观念大多以敬畏父母、尊重长辈和谦虚待人为家长所
倡导及传递给孩子的重要主题，强调家庭主义价值，追求团结一致，注重传统礼仪。

在这种家庭价值观中，父母被视为本家的重要领袖，孩子们无论遇到什么问题都会向父母学习，因为他们拥有更强的经验及见解，孩子也能够在此继续学习传统中国礼仪和其他道德行为。

总的来说，中美家庭的价值观由其独特的历史文化背景所决定。

不论是中国强
调传统观念，用“坚持传统模式”来维护家长子女间关系，还是美国强调开放沟通与尊重，然后运用实践促进其学习与发展，有着重要意义。

在不断演化的今天，中美家庭均可学习和总结对方的经验及重要价值观，更好地服务于家庭群体和个人，提升家庭和谐。

中美亲情观差异开题报告中美亲情观差异开题报告引言：亲情是人类社会中最基本的情感之一，它不仅在个体层面上起到重要的作用，也在国家和文化层面上产生巨大的影响。

中美两个大国之间存在着许多观念和价值观的差异，这也导致了中美亲情观的差异。

本文将探讨中美亲情观差异的原因和影响，并进一步分析这种差异对个体和社会的意义。

一、文化背景的差异中美两国的文化背景有着明显的差异，这也直接影响了人们对亲情的看法。

在中国，亲情被视为一种道德和伦理的责任，家庭成员之间的关系被强调为血缘关系。

而在美国，亲情更多地强调个体的自由和独立，家庭成员之间的关系更加注重平等和尊重。

二、教育方式的差异中国的教育强调家庭对孩子的严格管教和教育，父母在子女的成长过程中扮演着重要的角色。

相比之下，美国的教育更注重培养孩子的独立思考和自主性，父母更倾向于给予孩子更多的自由和选择权。

三、家庭结构的差异中国的家庭结构通常是多代同堂或者三代同堂，长辈对于孩子的教育和照顾起着至关重要的作用。

而美国的家庭结构更倾向于核心家庭，父母对于子女的教育和照顾主要由他们自己承担。

四、社会价值观的差异中美两国的社会价值观存在着明显的差异。

在中国，家庭被视为社会的基本单位，亲情被视为一种重要的社会价值。

而在美国，个体的自由和独立被视为更为重要的价值观，亲情在社会层面上的重要性相对较低。

五、影响和意义中美亲情观差异的存在对个体和社会都产生了深远的影响。

首先，对于个体而言，中美亲情观的差异会对他们的行为和决策产生影响。

比如，在家庭关系中，中国人更注重家庭的和谐和团结，而美国人更注重个体的自由和独立。

其次，中美亲情观差异也会对社会产生影响。

中国的家庭价值观强调孝道和家庭责任，这对于社会的稳定和和谐起到了积极的作用。

而美国的亲情观强调个体的独立和自主性，这有助于培养社会中更加自信和独立的个体。

结论：中美亲情观差异的存在是由于文化背景、教育方式、家庭结构和社会价值观的差异所导致的。

霍夫斯泰德文化维度理论下的中美家庭观念分析———以《绝望的主妇》和《家有儿女》为例摘要世界各国之间的交流日益频繁，但交流的过程并不顺利。

文化差异对国家之间的交流有负面影响。

因此，为了减少交流中的摩擦，各国人民应该加强对不同文化的了解。

本文从霍夫斯泰德的文化维度理论入手，以《家有儿女》和《绝望的主妇》两部电视剧为例，分析中美不同的家庭观，最后深入探讨中美家庭观差异的原因,以期提高人们对中美家庭观念差异的认识。

研究表明，在中国传统家庭中，亲子关系具有高权力距离、集体主义倾向的特点，夫妻关系也具有集体主义倾向的特点，其主要原因是中国家庭中的亲子关系受到孝文化的影想，夫妻关系受到中庸思想的影响。

美国家庭中的亲子关系表现为低权力距离和个人主义倾向的特点，夫妻关系则表现为个人主义倾向的特点，这主要是由于美国人的家庭观更多受到西方民主思想的影响。

关键词：文化差异霍夫斯泰德文化维度理论家庭观1 介绍1.1霍夫斯泰德的文化维度理论霍夫斯泰德文化维度理论是荷兰心理学家基尔特.霍夫斯泰德出的一个框架，用来衡量不同国家的文化差异。

通过研究，他创造了五个文化维度，以识别不同文化的差异。

后来，他采纳了其他学者的建议，总结出五个维度。

(1)权力距离:指社会地位较低的人对权力分配不平等的态度。

由于对权力的理解不同，各国在权力维度上存在较大差异。

西方人不太看重权力，他们更注重个人能力。

相反，亚洲人看重的是权力的约束力。

(2)不确定性规避:指一个社会在受到不确定或异常环境的威胁时，是否能够避免和控制不确定性。

回避度高的文化重视权威、地位、资格、年龄等。

生活在这种文化中的人不能容忍极端的观点和行为。

低回避度的文化对不正常的行为和建议是宽容的，涉及较少的监管。

(3)个人主义vs集体主义:指的是整个社会更关心个人利益还是集体利益。

个人主义提倡松散的人际关系，相信个人主义的人倾向于关心自己和家人。

而崇尚集体主义的社会则重视民族关系和大家庭。

2011年第01期中美家庭价值观的差异黄永媛东北农业大学　黑龙江哈尔滨　150030摘　要：家庭是社会的载体，家庭成员的价值观直接或间接地决定他们在社会交往中的行为和言语,其影响和作用十分广泛。

本文试从家庭模式，家庭教育和婚姻模式三方面对中美家庭价值观作一粗浅的比较，为进一步研究中美文化差异这一论题奠定基础。

关键字：家庭模式　家庭教育　婚姻模式　中美家庭价值观家庭可称为人类社会最基本的社会细胞,也是一个社会稳定和发展的基础,家庭既是人的存在方式,又是人存在的寓所。

因此,家庭成员的价值观直接或间接地决定他们在社会交往中的行为和言语。

本文试图通过语言揭示人的家庭的序曲,着重探讨中美两国文化中的家庭价值观的差异，为进一步研究中美文化差异奠定基础。

每一个社会都有自己传统的价值观，不同文化的价值观也不尽相同。

而中国人的价值观念的核心是强调集体主义，个人的利益要服从集体利益。

中美两国家庭处在不同的文化国度中，受到不同社会的价值观念的影响，其成员在家庭中表现出的观念、行为也不尽相同，那么到底中美两国的家庭价值观有什么不同呢？？本文将从从家庭模式，家庭教育和婚姻模式三方面寻找差异的根本原因。

一、家庭模式在中美文化中,家的概念有天壤之别。

传统的中国家庭大多几代同堂,祖孙几代住在一起，尊卑长幼非常明确。

几千年的儒家文化造就了中国家庭中家庭成员对家的义务———父母尽责、儿女尽孝———以及家庭成员之间的相互支持和相互依赖;传统家庭模式的结构依据如下原则:以家中最年长的人为起点，其所有男性后代及其配偶、未出嫁的女性后代必须在一个家庭中生活，父祖在，子孙不许别籍异财，是三世同堂家庭的法律和伦理保证。

尊老爱幼是中国家庭的传统美德，老年人希望也需要获得子女的关心与照顾，子女也需要退出生产领域的父母帮助料理家务和照看自己的孩子，在经济上和生活上仍然存在相互依赖、相互帮助的关系。

因此，三世同堂仍然是现代中国家庭的重要模式。

传统的美国家庭所包含的仅仅是父母及未成年的子女,成年子女无论结婚与否一般都会选择搬离父母的家。

跨文化交际视角下中美家庭文化差异研究——以电影《别告诉她》为例跨文化交际视角下中美家庭文化差异研究——以电影《别告诉她》为例引言在全球化的时代背景下，跨文化交际变得日益重要。

文化差异往往会导致不同国家、不同族群之间的误解和矛盾。

在中美两国之间，家庭文化差异是一个重要的方面。

本文将通过分析电影《别告诉她》中的情节和角色，探讨中美家庭文化差异，并提出如何加强跨文化交际的建议。

一、背景介绍《别告诉她》是一部由美国导演拍摄的喜剧电影，讲述了一位中国母亲帮助儿子追求美国女孩的故事。

电影中通过中美两国家庭之间的文化差异的呈现，揭示了许多有趣的现象，可供我们深入思考。

二、家庭价值观的差异中美两国对家庭价值观的重视程度和内涵存在着差异。

在中国文化中，家庭是社会的基本单位，家庭观念深入人心。

家庭成员之间的亲密关系被认为是最重要的，孝道和敬老是中华民族的传统美德。

而在美国文化中，个人主义倾向较强，强调个人权利和自由。

重要的是个人的幸福和自我实现，而家庭的价值则相对较低。

在电影中可以看到这种差异的体现。

电影中的中国母亲通过电影中的英雄梦和一个美好的婚姻幸福的家庭一起迎接了女主角，并且通过家人之间的亲密关系强调了家庭的重要性。

然而，女主角来自一个独立自主的家庭，在她的价值观中，个人的自由和幸福显得更加重要。

这种家庭价值观的差异为故事的发展提供了更多的冲突和笑点。

三、教养方式的差异中美两国的教育方式也存在差异。

在中国，父母通常对子女有更多的期望和制约，并使用更多的严厉和传统的教育方法。

父母会给予孩子更多的关注和指导，在孩子的学业上施加较高的压力。

相比之下，美国家庭更加注重孩子个人的发展和培养，偏向于鼓励孩子的独立性和自我探索。

在电影中，女主角和男主角在教育方式上的差异引发了许多有趣的情况。

女主角来自美国，她的父母鼓励她追求自己的兴趣和梦想，尊重她的选择，在她的人生中起到了支持的作用。

而男主角的中国母亲更关心他的前途和事业，给予了更多的社会压力。

四川师范大学文理学院本科毕业论文On the Differences of Family Values between Chinaand America试论中美文化家庭价值观的差异学生姓名潘婷院系名称外国语学院专业名称英语（师范）班级 2010级 3班学号 201014015315指导教师覃红霞（讲师）答辩时间试论中美家庭价值观的差异学生：潘婷指导教师：覃红霞 ( 讲师 )摘要：家庭是人类最基本的单位元素，反映了一个社会的道德观。

家庭价值观是文化研究的核心，直接影响着家庭成员在社会中的言语和行为。

也就是说整个社会的价值观很大程度上是由家庭价值观所决定的。

但是，由于地理、历史背景、传统文化、宗教信仰的不同，不同的民族有不同的家庭价值观。

随着经济全球化的快速发展，中美跨文化交际变得越来越频繁和重要，然而，由于家庭价值观的不同，在跨文化交际中的误解时有发生，学习不同国家的家庭价值观是很有必要的。

本文通过对中美两国家庭价值观的对比，使人们了解由于价值观的不同而产生的人们对婚姻，子女关系，家庭教育观念的不同看法，从而减少跨文化交际中因误解而产生的不必要的冲突。

关键词：家庭价值观；子女关系；教育；婚姻；成因On the Differences of Family Values Between Chinaand AmericaAbstract：Family is the most fundamental unit of human society, and it reflects the moral outlook of a society. Family value is the core in the research of cultural values, and it has a direct influence on people‟s behaviour and thi nking.That is to say ,the values of the society ,to a large extent, depends on people‟s Family values. However,because of the differences of geographical and historical background, traditional cultures, religious and belief, different nations have different family values.With the rapid development of economic globalization, cross-cultural communication between china and America is becoming more and more important and frequent. However, because of different family values, misunderstanding happens commonly in the cross-cultural communication.so it is necessary to know the different family values in different countries. This paper paper aims to help Chinese people and American people to further understand each other by comparing the two counties family values and reduce unnecessary conflicts caused by misunderstanding in cross-cultural communication.Key words:family values; relations between parents and children; marriage; family education; reasonsContentsIntroduction (1)Chapter 1 Definitions of Family, Values and Family Values (2)1.1 Definition of Family (2)1.2 Definition of Family Values (3)1.2.1 The decisive family value of China: collectivism (3)1.2.2 The definitive family value of America: individualism (4)Chapter 2 Differences between Chinese and American Family Values (5)2.1 the differences of relationship between parents and children (5)2.1.1 Chinese relationship between parents and children (5)2.1.2 Ameiricans relationship between parents and children (6)2.2 The concept of Family Education (6)2.2.1 Chinese concept of family education (7)2.2.2 American concept of family education (8)2.3 The concept of Marriage (9)2.3.1 Chinese concept of marriage (9)2.3.2 American concept of marriage (10)Chapter 3 Reasons for the Differences between Chinese and American Family Values (12)3.1 Geographic reason ..................................................... 错误！未定义书签。

跨文化视角下中美家庭教育观对比研究近年来，中美两国文化和教育的交流和合作越来越频繁。

在这一过程中，人们逐渐认识到，中美两国的家庭教育观念之间存在着很大的差异，这种差异不仅体现在具体的教育方法和教材上，更重要的是反映了两国不同的文化背景和价值观念。

本文将从跨文化的视角出发，分析中美家庭教育观之间的差异以及可能的原因。

首先是家庭角色的差异。

在中国传统文化中，家庭是一个极其重要的概念，家庭关系的较为稳定的传统价值观强调家长对子女的管教和引导，家长的地位高于子女，子女必须尊敬父母，父母则有义务和责任去赡养和提供各种支持和指导。

而在美国，家庭的价值观念则是不一样的，家庭不是一个静态的概念，而是由个人组成的相对独立的小社会，成员之间的权利和责任是平等的。

家长不是诸多角色中的一个，而是代表了一种教导方式，他们需要给予孩子自由和尊重，同时也需要引导和鼓励孩子自主性和独立性。

这种差异导致了在中国和美国的学生和家长之间，对学习和家庭角色的认识和期望不同，有时会产生矛盾和摩擦。

第二，在教育目标和培养方式的差异方面，中国传统文化中的家长普遍认为，树立正确的人生观和价值观，以及秉持正确的学习态度和方法是最重要的教育目标。

因此，中国家长在引导孩子进行学习和生活上容易显得更为严格和理智，注重传统的学科知识，让孩子在学习方法和学科方面取得更好的成绩。

与此相比，在美国，家长更注重培养孩子的个人特点和兴趣，注重孩子的自主性和独立性，重视孩子的综合能力和情感素质的培养。

结果，美国孩子的成绩也许不如中国孩子，但是他们更为开放和自主，更能够适应不同的社会环境和学习情境。

第三，在教育资源和环境的差异方面，中国和美国的教育资源也存在巨大的差异。

在中国，家长更加注重经济条件和家庭资源方面的投入，许多孩子在很小的时候就参加各种补习班和课外辅导，家长会全力以赴，让孩子在学习方面得到更多的机会和背景。

而在美国，相对而言，教育资源更加充裕，学习机会也更加多元化，并且学生的自主性和综合能力可以在不同的情境和环境中不断提高。

在家庭和家庭价值观方面，中国和美国有何差异？随着全球化的进程加速，不同文化之间的接触和交流越来越频繁。

在这种背景下，不同国家的家庭和家庭价值观也开始产生差异。

中国和美国作为世界上两个最大的经济体和文化大国，无疑在这个方面也有着明显的差异。

本文将从几个方面探讨这种差异。

一、家庭观念在中国文化中，家庭观念非常重要。

家庭是个人成长的基础，是社会发展的基石，需要所有成员共同维护和守护。

从小，中国孩子就会被灌输家庭的重要性，要尊敬家长、团结亲人、维护家庭和谐。

在传统中国文化中，有一句古话“有家才有国”，说明了家庭对于社会的重要性。

相比之下，美国文化中家庭观念的重要性相对较低。

美国人常把个人利益和家庭利益并列，并认为个人利益更重要。

家庭关系的紧密程度也相对较低，父母和孩子之间会有一定的独立性。

二、家庭教育家庭教育是塑造一个人品质和性格的重要环节。

在中国文化中，家庭教育非常注重孩子的品行修养和道德底线。

父母会灌输孩子诚实守信、勤劳踏实等核心价值观，教育孩子如何尊重长辈和他人，并使孩子明白个人行为会影响整个家庭。

相比之下，美国的家庭教育更注重个人独立和自主。

美国的父母往往会鼓励孩子自由表达并尊重孩子的意愿和选择。

同时，美国的家庭教育也会注重孩子的社交能力和才艺发展。

三、婚姻观念婚姻观念是两个文化之间非常显著的一个方面。

在中国传统文化中，女性通常会被视为家庭主妇，要在家照顾家庭和孩子，而男性则承担家庭的经济责任。

这种传统的性别分工思想在中国社会中仍有相当的影响力。

相比之下，美国的婚姻观念则更加注重个人选择和平等。

男女可以共同承担家庭和经济责任，共同成长并取得事业上的成功。

四、孝心观念中国文化中有一种传统的孝心观念，认为子女应该尽力孝顺父母，报答他们的养育之恩。

在中国，孝顺父母是一个人的基本职责和道德责任，这一观念的重要性在传统文化中尤为强调。

相比之下，美国的孝心观念相对较弱。

在美国，虽然父母与子女之间存在着一定的义务和责任，但也注重孩子们的个人发展和独立自主。

跨文化视角下中美家庭教育观对比研究随着全球化的不断推进，中美两个国家之间的联系也越来越紧密。

与此同时，由于文化背景的不同，中美两个国家之间的家庭教育观念也存在很大的差异。

本文将从跨文化角度出发，比较中美两个国家的家庭教育观，探讨背后的文化原因和影响。

首先，中美两个国家的家庭教育观存在的差异主要表现在对家庭和家庭成员的看法上。

在中国，家庭是一个非常重要的社会单位，家庭成员之间的互动和感情联系尤其重要。

因此，中国人往往会将家庭教育视为一种道德教育，主张家庭成员之间要互相关心、支持和培养相应的道德价值观。

相对而言，在美国，家庭成员的自立和独立意识更为强烈，家庭教育的目的不是为了传递道德价值观，而是为了培养孩子独立、理性思维和适应社会的能力。

其次，中美两个国家在家庭教育方式上也存在较大差异。

在中国，父母往往会采用严格的管教方式，以此来保证孩子的学习和道德规范。

相对而言，在美国，父母更倾向于通过和孩子的对话和协商来达成共识，并且更注重培养孩子的自我管理能力。

除此之外，中美两个国家的家庭教育观念也存在着很大的文化背景差异。

中国人的价值观念一般是以集体为重心，强调亲情、友情和社会义务的重要性。

而美国人的价值观念则更注重个体的利益和自我表达，更加关注自由和个性化的追求。

这种差异不仅影响着家庭教育观念的形成和实施，也影响着人们对家庭教育的评价和看法。

最后，由于文化背景和家庭教育方式的差异，中美两个国家的家庭教育成就和表现也存在差异。

从国际学生的表现来看，中国学生的学习成绩一般比美国学生要好，但在通识教育和社会适应力方面则存在差距。

这提示我们，在比较两国家庭教育观念的差异时，需要关注不同优势和不足之处，并结合实际情况来加以分析和评价。

跨文化交际视角下中美家庭文化差异研究——以电影《别告诉她》为例跨文化交际视角下中美家庭文化差异研究——以电影《别告诉她》为例引言随着全球化进程不断加深，跨文化交际已成为人们生活中不可忽视的一环。

对于中美两大不同文化背景的国家来说，家庭文化差异是人们在跨文化交际中面临的重要问题之一。

本文以中美家庭文化差异为研究对象，通过分析电影《别告诉她》中的家庭情节，探讨中美两国家庭文化的异同以及产生差异的原因。

一、中美家庭结构差异中美两国的家庭结构在很大程度上决定了家庭文化的差异。

在中国，家庭结构以多代同堂为主导，祖父母、父母和子女三代人共同生活在一起。

这种家庭结构中重视家族观念和亲情关系，教育方式传统且权威性较强。

而在美国，家庭结构以核心家庭为主，即父母和子女组成的小核心单元。

这种家庭结构中强调个体主义和自由意志，教育方式较为民主和独立。

二、中美家庭角色差异中美家庭中的角色分工也存在较大差异。

在中国家庭中，父亲通常扮演着家庭的主导者和决策者，在经济和社会上享有较高地位。

母亲则以照顾家庭和孩子为主要职责。

而在美国家庭中，父母通常以平等的方式分担家庭责任，父亲和母亲都具有决策权和承担经济责任的能力。

三、中美家庭教育观念差异中美两国家庭的教育观念也存在较大差异。

在中国，教育被视为孩子成才的关键，父母常常对子女的学习成绩有很高的期望，并通过各种方式来进行监督和激励。

与之相对，美国家庭更注重培养孩子的独立性和创造力，倡导以兴趣为导向的教育方式。

四、中美家庭沟通模式差异中美两国的家庭沟通模式也有所区别。

在中国，往往采用隐喻和间接的方式进行沟通，尤其在处理冲突和问题时更加委婉。

而在美国，直接和坦诚的沟通方式被更多地倡导，人们更加习惯于直言不讳。

五、中美家庭价值观差异中美家庭的价值观也存在差异。

中国家庭强调家族观念和孝道，家庭的利益往往高于个人的利益。

而美国家庭注重个体主义和自由意志，个人的成就和幸福追求被看作是家庭价值的核心。

中美家庭文化差异发展趋势中美家庭文化差异发展趋势一、引言家庭文化是指在一个家庭中形成的、代代相传的价值观念、行为规范和生活方式等。

中美两国作为东西方文化的代表，其家庭文化差异是不可避免的。

本文将探讨中美家庭文化差异的发展趋势，并分析其原因和影响。

二、中美家庭结构差异1. 中式大家庭在中国，传统的大家庭结构仍然存在，多代同堂居住。

祖父母在家里担任重要角色，他们负责照顾孩子和传授道德价值观。

这种结构有助于维持亲情关系和传统价值观。

2. 美式核心家庭与中国不同，美国更倾向于核心家庭结构，即夫妻和子女组成一个独立的单位。

父母通常会追求个人事业和自由，因此更多地依赖托儿机构来照顾孩子。

这种结构强调个人独立性和自我实现。

三、教育观念差异1. 中国强调学业成就在中国，教育被视为孩子成功的关键。

父母通常会对孩子的学习成绩有很高的期望，并鼓励他们参加各种补习班和培训课程。

这种观念源于中国传统文化中对知识和学问的重视。

2. 美国注重全面发展相比之下，美国更注重培养孩子的全面素质。

除了学业成绩外，他们也鼓励孩子参与体育、艺术和社交活动等。

美国家长更倾向于让孩子自由选择自己感兴趣的领域，并尊重他们的个人意愿。

四、家庭价值观念差异1. 中国强调家庭责任在中国文化中，家庭责任被视为最重要的价值观念之一。

父母通常会把家庭利益置于个人利益之上，并将照顾年长亲人作为一种义务。

这种观念源于中国传统文化中对家族和社会责任感的强调。

2. 美国强调个人自由相反，美国更强调个人自由和追求幸福。

个体主义是美国文化的核心价值观，父母鼓励孩子追求自己的梦想和目标，强调个人独立性和自我实现。

五、婚姻观念差异1. 中国重视婚姻的稳定性在中国，婚姻被视为一种责任和承诺，并且家庭对于个人幸福的重要性超过个体。

中国夫妻通常会为了家庭的稳定而忍受一些不愉快。

离婚在中国仍然被视为一种不良行为。

2. 美国注重婚姻的幸福感相反，在美国，个人幸福感被认为是维持婚姻关系的重要因素之一。

浅谈中美青少年价值观的差异近年来，随着中美交流不断深入，中美青少年之间的交流也越来越频繁。

在交流中，我们不难发现两国青少年的思想观念和价值观存在一定程度的差异。

本文将就此展开讨论。

家庭观念中美青少年在家庭观念上的差异是显著的。

在中国文化中，家庭是最重要的社会单位，父母教育自己的孩子是一种天经地义的事情。

中国父母希望自己的孩子能够成为优秀的人才，而不仅仅是“听话孩子”。

因此，在中国，孩子们被很少鼓励去追求自己的兴趣爱好，他们的人生道路由家长指导。

然而，美国的文化注重培养孩子独立思考和创造力。

在美国，孩子是从小就被鼓励去追求自己的兴趣和爱好，并教导孩子们自立自强、关注自己的价值观。

美国父母希望自己的孩子能够更加开放和自由，因此他们鼓励孩子们独立思考，发掘自己的潜力。

教育观念中国和美国的教育是两种不同的系统。

在中国，孩子们被教育要勤奋学习，因为他们必须通过考试来进入好学校。

中国教育注重基础知识和功课的讲解，而美国教育更注重孩子们学习的热情和兴趣。

在美国，教育不仅仅是为了让孩子们能够通过考试，更是为了激发孩子们的兴趣爱好。

另外，中国父母对孩子的期望更高，他们希望自己的孩子能够成为更加优秀的人才。

在中国，考试已经成为社会评价一个人学习成果的重要手段。

美国父母则更加注重孩子们的幸福感和身心健康，他们希望孩子们能够成为开朗、独立和自在的生命。

社交体验中美青少年的社交体验有着不同的特点。

在中国，青少年社交比较保守，他们很少会主动与陌生人交往，总是害怕被拒绝或者批评。

他们更多地关注于班级同学、亲戚和朋友等近亲属之间的关系，不太关注与陌生人之间的社交关系。

相比之下，美国青少年的社交则更加开放和自由。

他们更容易与陌生人建立联系，更愿意尝试新的社交体验。

在美国，社交能力被认为是一个人成功的重要因素之一。

结语综上所述，在中美两个国家的不同文化环境下，青少年的价值观和思想观念都有所差异。

中美两国青少年可以通过交流和沟通相互学习和交流，相互理解，而且这种交流也可以有助于促进两国之间的友谊和文化融合。

中美家庭教育差异的原因分析中美两国在家庭教育方面存在着显著的差异，这主要由两国文化、社会环境和教育体系等多个因素所决定。

以下将从教育价值观、父母角色、教育方式和教育目标等方面进行具体分析。

首先，中美两国的教育价值观存在明显差异。

中国文化注重集体主义和家庭责任感，家庭教育强调孝顺、服从和纪律等价值观。

相比之下，美国文化更加注重个人自由和独立，家庭教育更强调个人的自我发展和价值观多元化。

因此，中国家庭更注重培养孩子的集体观念、责任感和自律能力，而美国家庭则更注重培养孩子的独立思考、创造力和自尊心。

其次，中美父母角色在家庭教育中的不同也是导致差异的重要原因之一、在中国，父母通常扮演着家庭教育的主导者角色，他们以严厉和规范的方式教育孩子，对孩子的学习和行为进行督促和管束。

而在美国，父母更倾向于扮演孩子的朋友和导师的角色，他们更开放、包容和鼓励孩子独立思考和自主决策。

这种父母角色的差异导致了中美两国家庭教育方式的差异，分别在强调纪律和自由之间取得平衡。

第三，中美两国的教育方式存在明显的差异。

中国家庭教育注重功利性和应试教育，追求升学率和分数的提高，父母会投入大量时间和精力来辅导孩子的学习。

而美国家庭教育更强调培养孩子的兴趣和素质，注重培养孩子的创造力、批判性思维和解决问题的能力。

美国父母更鼓励孩子参加兴趣班、社交活动等，给予孩子更多的自由选择和个人发展的机会。

最后，中美两国的家庭教育目标也存在明显差异。

在中国，家庭教育的主要目标是培养孩子的学习成绩和能力，以便进入好的学校和未来的职业成功。

而在美国，家庭教育的主要目标是培养孩子的全面发展和幸福感，强调整体的个人发展和健康的身心状态。

因此，在教育目标的不同下，中美两国的家庭教育会在培养方法和教育质量上存在差异。

总的来说，中美家庭教育差异主要由于不同的文化、社会环境和教育体系等多方面因素所决定。

虽然有差异，但每种教育方式都有其优势和特点，没有绝对的优劣之分。

相应地，我们应该学习和借鉴对方的教育经验，并根据自身的实际情况合理调整和改进家庭教育方式，以更好地培养孩子的全面发展。

中美价值观的差异试论中美家庭价值观的差异试论中美家庭价值观的差异摘要家庭是社会的载体和最基本的社会细胞，家庭价值观是文化研究的核心，家庭成员的价值观直接或间接地影响他们在社会交往中的言行举止。

但是，由于地理环境、历史背景、文化价值和宗教信仰的不同，不同的民族和国家有不同的家庭价值观。

本文试从家庭模式、生活方式和文化教育三个方面对中美家庭价值观作一粗浅的比较，为进一步研究中美文化差异奠定基础，从而促进中美文化的交流和发展。

本文从讨论家庭价值观差异的三个关键点着手，并进行了一系列的对比和分析，从而突出它们的内涵以及在日常生活中的表现，然后借鉴和学习了大量研究学者和著作者的优秀研究成果并结合自身的学习过程和生活经历，促进本文成果的进一步深入。

关键词：家庭价值观；家庭模式；婚姻；教育；社交；成因On the Differences of Family Values Between China and AmericaAbstractFamily is the carrier and most fundamental cell of society. family value is the core in research of human culture, and family value of members, directly or indirectly ,influence on their behavior and thinking in society. That is to say, social value , to a large extent, is determined by the family values. However, due to the differences of geographical environment and historical background, cultural value and religious and belief, different nations and countries have different family values. This paper is on simple study trying to draw a comparison with family pattern, life style and cultural education of family values between China and America to lay a foundation for the further study of cultural differences and to promote the development of communication andculture between China and the US.This dissertation starts its study from discussing three key points of differences of family value,and making a series of contrast analysis to highlight what they mean and how to express.To obtain the futher results of study,this paper is basic on lots of achievements of many research scholars and authors,tightly related to his own standpoints ,which conclude in the process of learning with personal experience. Key words:family values;family pattern;marriage;family education;social contact;reasonsCONTENTS摘要 (I)Abstract........................................................................................ ... II Chapter 1 Introduction (1)1.1 Definition of Family .......................................................................................... (1)1.2 Definition of Family Values ........................................................................................... .. (1)1.2.1 The decisive family value of China: familism and collectivism (2)1.2.2 The main family value of America: liberalism and individualism ................................... 2 Chapter 2 Differences Between Chinese and American Family Values . (3)2.1 The Differences of Family Pattern (3)2.1.1 Family pattern of China (3)2.1.2 Family pattern of America (4)2.2 The Concept of Lifestyle ........................................................................................ . (4)2.2.1 Chinese concept of life style (5)2.2.2 American concept of lifestyle (6)2.3 Cultural Education of Family .......................................................................................... . (6)2.3.1 Cultural education of Chinese family (7)2.3.2 Cultural education of American family (8)Chapter 3 Reasons for the Differences between Chinese and American Family Values ........................................................................................... .. 93.1 Geographic and Historic Reasons (9)3.2 Religious and Cultural Reasons ........................................................................................103.3 Economic Formation and Social Condition (11)3.4 Educational and Cultural Tradition ...................................................................................12 Chapter 4 Conclusion (12)References .................................................................................... (13)Acknowledgements ..................................................................... . (14)Chapter 1 Introduction1.1 Definition of FamilyGenerally speaking,family should be defined as a group of people tied up with marriage, blood or adoption together, each in family act a part as parents, spouses or siblings of social identity to interact and make contributions, creating a combination of a common “blood culture “.And also there is another explanation of family,it say famliy is the basic cell of society, is the most important core of social organization,economic organization and spiritual home. That is to say, continuable development of family health is the cornerstone of stability and development of society and country, “home” is the responsibility, sustenance, intimacy and trust.In ancient society,the traditional form of most family is multigeneration which features with cohabiting, total wealth, produce together.However,with the great change of production mode and rapid development of economy,science and technology,in modern society,family play a very important role in distribution,consumption and inheritence in different cultures.To further understanding of differences of Chinese and American families,getting a basic mode and lifestyle is necessary process seeking common ground and developing together.1.2 Definition of Family ValuesFamily values are political and social belief,as the core of value system.In other words,family values are regarded as the view, attitudes or beliefs that each family member accumulate and conclude over a long period in daily lives.And it is a standard to evaluate the ideal family ,meaning and purpose,affecting individual family life and family business related matters.There are matters that family relations,relationships between husband and wife,parent-child relationship, kinship are all family values. The family is depend on family values, and family values isthe precursor of family change.Different countries have different family values.There are many essential differences of Chinese and American family values.In China,people advocate familism, think the family is the foundation and affiliation of each person,the personal interests should be subordinated to collectivism, each person should actively contribute to the family to promote family economic and cultural development. However,in the United States, Americans inherite cultural traditions of Europe while develop it with its own customs and religious characteristics, forming the individual independence, individual rights, equality and freedom of family values .1.2.1 The decisive family value of China: familism and collectivismChinese family collectivism is deep-rooted,have along history and has been accompanied by the emergence and development of the family, which play a very strong role in guiding. In traditional Chinese society, agricultural production is the main source of income,which need to invest a lot of labor.Also the family is as the basic unit of social production, the greater the size, the more human resources,the strong economic power, the higher social status, which determines social ideal form that the social development shoule be owe to flourishing population of collective extended family, attaching importance to community life. In modern times, with economic development, although people’s lifestyles have changed, the collectivist values of Chinese families still have been dominant. Modern Family have seperated from the form of multigeneration, the small family of new couples has become a major form to pursue happy and harmonious family life. But influenced by several thousand years of traditional culture, the living conditions of new family still reflect the collectivism and familism of family values:together with labor and production, along with the creation of material and spiritual wealth, at the same time,share food and consumption of material and spiritual wealth together,which value family,bring up children,and support for the elderly.In China,people put great importance to the familism and collectivism,they pay more attention to the interest of whole family or whole group than American.1.2.2The main family value of America:liberalism andindividualismCompared with the Chinese family values,the family values of America is issentially different,just like the Western.It is believed that the American attach great importance to personal independence, individual rights,freedom and equality, which it mean significant differences,even it can be said to be the opposite with China. America is a Republic Capitalism with booming commercial economy and power, lifestyle and thinking of Amercian is more open and pragmatic than Chinese,in the system of family values, it express to demonstrate individual ability and respect for freedom.They are highly concerned about self-development, protection of the rights and development of self-awareness. When Amercian is just a child, family and parents instill the principles of individualism to them, handling some matters relating to themselves and family with equel opportunity and full democracy. When they are 18 years of age, they must be faced with1.2.1 The decisive family value of China: familism and collectivismChinese family collectivism is deep-rooted,have along historyand has been accompanied by the emergence and development of the family, which play a very strong role in guiding. In traditional Chinese society, agricultural production is the main source of income,which need to invest a lot of labor.Also the family is as the basic unit of social production, the greater the size, the more human resources, the strong economic power, the higher social status, which determines social ideal form that the social development shoule be owe to flourishing population of collective extended family, attaching importance to community life. In modern times, with economic development, although people’s lifestyles have changed, the collectivist values of Chinese families still have been dominant. Modern Family have seperated from the form of multigeneration, the small family of new couples has become a major form to pursue happy and harmonious family life. But influenced by several thousand years of traditional culture, the living conditions of new family still reflect the collectivism and familism of family values:together with labor and production, along with the creation of material and spiritual wealth, at the same time,share food and consumption of material and spiritual wealth together,which value family,bring up children,andsupport for the elderly.In China,people put great importance to the familism and collectivism,they pay more attention to the interest of whole family or whole group than American.1.2.2The main family value of America:liberalism and individualismCompared with the Chinese family values,the family values of America is issentially different,just like the Western.It is believed that the American attach great importance to personal independence, individual rights,freedom and equality, which it mean significant differences,even it can be said to be the opposite with China. America is a Republic Capitalism with booming commercial economy and power, lifestyle and thinking of Amercian is more open and pragmatic than Chinese,in the system of family values, it express to demonstrate individual ability and respect for freedom.They are highly concerned about self-development, protection of the rights and development of self-awareness. When Amercian is just a child, family and parents instill the principles of individualism to them, handling some matters relating to themselves and family with equel opportunityand full democracy. When they are 18 years of age, they must be faced withhow to independ on their parents to survive. And Amercian families will encourage and ask children to support themselves without parents’money, to be responsible for social matters independently with their ability to get the recognition and respect of others and society. They can enjoy equal rights and freedom to participate in various activities by themselves.Meeting Meeting with difficulties, they are also more likely to get support from colleagues and friends instead of their families.In this way,it not only exercise their ability to survive,but also to promote the development of personality.In addition, American family do not mainly make up children’s mind if without their willings.Children can often be free in their favorite activities and gatherings, and gradually develop into a close friendship with parents asking for some suggestions.Chapter 2 Differences Between Chinese and American FamilyValues2.1 The Differences of Family PatternFamily pattern is a form of family generation and existence.The traditional family modes are divided into three categories by sociologists,there are core family,husbandand and wife and children,backbone family,new couple and children and elder,and extended family.Although modern family pattern has been far beyond the simple rule of the traditional and develop in the direction of a more diverse, it is not dicisive matters in family values.Family pattern and family are natural relationships that they interplay and restrict together.Modernization and optimization of family pattern is good for advancing with the time and retionalization of civilization of family values,meanwhile,the excellent and advanced family values also promote family pattern.In Chinese society,the characteristics of family pattern show the ploymerized,on the contrary,American family mode tends to dispersion and individualism.2.1.1 Family pattern of ChinaIn Chinese and American culture,the concept of home is poles apart.Chinese family model basically reflects the formof multigeneration and large structure and number of members. Whether in a traditional Chinese family, or the formation of a modern family, family pattern both reflect that the form is dominant and in a absolute position. Under the influence of Confucian culture of China thousands of years,it create that most of Chinese pay more attention on personalobligations to the family, parents’responsibility,children’s support,as well as family members, are mutual support and interdependent. In Chinese family model, the elderly and parents at home have high status and absolute rights to matterand be respected and loved by the junior.Most of children must obey their parents’words and rules,if not,they will be punished.And as the young couple will have to bear tremendous pressure, on the one hand, they want to have children,give birth to and raise children, On the other hand, they must support their parents and the elderly, filial and loyal. But new couples also need their parents to help take care of children and do housework, so that three-generation in family in China is everywhere.And individual always depend on the parents and share joys and sorrows with family. But compared to Amercian families,Chinese children are short of personal sense and are relatively weak of individual ability.2.1.2 Family pattern of AmericaThe traditional American family contain just only parents and minor children, whether adult children married or not,they will choose to move out of parents’s home. Their family pattern is typical of the nuclear family. American Family is highly valued rights awareness and individualism, each member of the home is self-centered, rather than the whole family-centered.It is said that American regard themselves as individual and independent person,which should enjoy their unique personality and dignity. At any time,anyone should not easily give up their rights, because it is one of psychological and social needs of individual,families and groups.Under the family pattern in the United States, parents and children have adequate rights to protect their equal freedom, they settle down their family matters and personal problems in a democracy and fair way together and, basically there is no absolute right and high pressure just like Chinese parents possess in Amercia.In this family pattern,the American are gradually trained and built upself-awareness and personal abilities. Another point of most important difference with China is that the American not only do not absolutely support for the elderly and contribute to their family,but also be not responsible for the child all the time.When the children has grown up to survive by themselves, parents and children have their different style to live.2.2 The Concept of LifestyleLifestyle is a fairly broad concept, which includes production and living conditions, and attitudes of people and society, it can be understood that at a certain historical period and socialconditions, people choosed and enjoyed the life mode in various ethnic,classes and social groups.In this article,it mainly introduce its two ways of social contact and marital attitudes to exchange knowledge.Social interaction is a social activitie process to exchange the material and spiritual each other,and it is conducive to personal growth and cultural transmission. In regard to the attitude of marriage,it refers to value orientation of mating selection or love and marriage when get married ,including both individual and parentalattitudes.In China and the United States, not only social interaction but also marital attitude both reflect a great contrast.2.2.1 Chinese concept of lifestyleAbout two aspects of Chinese lifestyle, social interaction and marriage attitudes, whether in individual or group, whether it is family or community,all show that they are deeply influenced by the traditional Chinese culture, and they have the typical values of lifestyle in mind. On the one hand, China is a State of Ceremonies, Chinese people’s attitudes and social behavior reflect both a lofty stance of ceremonies and introverted feeling.No matter who to get along with family or others in daily communication, Chinese people pay attention to civilized manners, focus priority in rank, at the same time, the process and the performance is very implicit. The handshake is the most representative of courtesy greetings, unlike the American variety of open kissing etiquette. On the other hand, China is a full traditional country, feudal thought is very strong, which largely determines the value orientation of marriage attitudes. In ancient feudal period, the typical value orientation ofmarriage attitude is to arrange a match by parents’order and matchmaker’s word,that is to say,children’s marriage is made up decision by parents and families,and arranged marriages are the main form. Although in the process of Chinese modernization, people’s thinking chan ged a lot,they advocate free love, but family and parental attitudes still have a great impact on value of marriage.What is more, nowadays the requirements of the wife’s parents is higher and higher, including houses and cars of hard conditions and individual abilities and development.This value of marriage attitude is not conducive to satisfy people’s feelings of spiritual life, but also potentially increasing the cost of marriage so that it increases the pressure on the man’s family, and even lead to a phobia of marriage. For Chinese people, marriage is not only family obligations, as well as a personal right.They have the right and obligation to be responsible for various needs and own future, so once married, the vast majority of people will never leave or forsake and until die.2.2.2 American concept of lifestyleIn America,the milk of human kindness is lighter than China.Their children must be drove out when children meet the adult age - the age of eighteen,regardless of wealthy parents,which let them exercise how to live and deal with social contact in challenging surroundings.Concerned about ralationship with classmates and friends, their feeling and attitude is also very casual, very relaxed, and very open.Meeting etiquette is generally kissing. Americans do underestimate human feelings,but value the principles, rules and laws. Emotion between people rarely affect the normal business dealings,Americans follow the socially accepted rules.It is precisely because the United States and other Western countries in the economic exchanges are rarely affected by feelings about friendship, their order of market economy is much better than China.In the process of social interaction, the freedom to choose an lover is in a dominant position on the American concept of marriage in the extending individuality.About loving and mating for American, youth will naturally have their own requirements and standards.American ideal marriage is a commitment, not the responsibility of each other and family like Chinese people.A lot of people think that the United States maintain the most important factor is loyalty formarriage,only men and women do it,can marriage become better and better.Because of social customs and the betrayal one side can not stand, divorce in the United States is a very common phenomenon. If one of them has an affair, they will solve the problem to divorce.2.3 Cultural Education of FamilyWhether Americans or Chinese people,family education is particularly important for them,and from ancient times to modern times,it has been playing vital role in a country education. Person’s life will go through three form of education, namely family education, school education and social education,and family education for a person, is not only elementary education but also lifelong education, because the family is the child’s natural school, parents are the first teachers of child. People often say: the child is the shadow of the parents, the parents are the child’s mirror.That is the reasons to show. It is visible that family education for children’s healthy development plays an important role. The great leader Deng Xiaoping said,“The basis of acountry’s modernization lies in talents,the basis of talentslies in education,and the basis of education lies in famil ies.” Therefore,more and more attention has been paid to family,and familyeducation has already become a very hot topic of society.With regard to family education of China and America,American pay more attention and vigor on family education than China.American family education is one of the most famous family education.2.3.1 Cultural education of Chinese familyFamily education is the most fundamental position in education.The current Chinese family education is still influenced by the traditional family values because of the impact of Confucianism.Parents often tell their children,“To be a scholar is to be best and top of society.” This is the most common and widespread phenomenon.This part will make one divide into two to introduce Chinese family education. The one thing,there are some advantages: Firstly,Chinese family education ,from an early age to grow up, emphasize on cultivating people’s ethical piety and taking on family and social responsibility, under this concept has a great positive impact on promoting the Chinese traditional virtue and stability of the family and society people. In their dailylife, they will be in natural and self-conscious to respect for elders and the respected, and to initiatively assume responsibility,which is beneficial to the healthy development of the family and society.Second, Chinese family education followed the fine tradition of virtues, civilized etiquette is compulsory class of family education.From interaction among family members in daily life to contact the society,as well as national negotiations, reflects a powerful Chinese cultural etiquette, which have benefited from emphasis on family education. Civilized manners and nice etiquette are firmly grasped by the other countries,as positive and important values of civilization and etiquette.Attaching importance to civilization and etiquette can reduce misunderstandings and conflicts, bury the war with olive-branch,so that strengthen the interaction in society,keep social harmony and stability and build up a civilized society and state. But also it can strength and influence the national comprehensive.Third,Chinese parents prefer to the sense of competition,“Race to the top.”Children are educated to how to be a better man in family,leting them maintain this state of mind in study and work to promote individual development and social advance.The others,there are some shortcomings of Chinese family education.In is a common phenomemon of Chinese parents to spoil child,and in the world of family education, the degree ofChinese parents’spoiling get the top. Also many parents ignore the development of child’s non-intelligence in accordance with their way.Besides, Chinese parents are struck on educating child with material incentives, disguised guidance of money worship, rather than guide their children to establish the correct values and interest values.The children must be not strange to the word of material incentives in Chinese family education.As well as,child’s independent personality was took by the throat by their parents, resulting in child is over-reliance on parents and families, lack of basic sense and ability of independence to survive alone.It is a sorrow of family education.What is worse,in Chinese family education,parents maintain absolute authority to influence child’s growth.If children make mistakes or their test scores are not ideal,they will often be punished by parents, which is the biggest accomplice of examination-oriented education. Parents lack the initiative mind and spirit to communicate with children,even believethat geting a hige score can achieve good results,but ignore the child’s real idea from their heart,resulting in the greatest degree of poor ability of Chinese children is to combine theory with practice.2.3.2 Cultural education of American familySpeaking to American family cultural educations, they are divided into thtree aspects of educational purposes, educational content and manner. First, American family education purpose is to cultivate children to adapt to the different kinds of circumstance and to live with independent viability, rather than pursuing some utilitarian goals, such as higher educational background, better jobs, and so on. Guided by this purpose, the self-awareness and independent will of children are indeed fostered . Second, the kind of educational content is depend on the kind of educational cational content of American family is colorful and diversified, focus on children in physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional development in harmony, which is named to quality-oriented education. They often take the children to the wild hiking, close to nature, to develop children’s horizons and improve their aesthetic ability.Theyoften guide children how to self-service, self-learning, how to socialize, how to live. Third, family educational manner is the specific measures and means parents carry out the educational content.It is closely associated with the cultural traditions, customs, historical background of each country. American family advocate democracy and open education, children in the home have a voice, participation and the right to choose, they can comment and say “no”according to their true thoughts, parents focus on the establishment of close friendship with children, respect for their rights and privacy.There arerarely criticism,but often express love and encouragement.Guided by parents,children are effectively and qulckly improve acknowledge,strengthen ability and cultivate interests in practical training, rather than homiletic though.As we all know, the cultural education of American family is one of the most advanced and scientific family cultural education around the world.It is often imitated and learnt by other nations and countries,and we Chinese people should learn from American strong points to offest our weakness,promoting development and prosperity of familycultural education.Chapter 3 Reasons for the Differences Between Chinese and American Family Values3.1 Geographic and Historic ReasonsChina is a landlocked country,the land area ranks third in the world.China is a large agricultural country, as China’s geography and climatic conditions are suitable for the development of agriculture, leading to people and government attach great importance to the development of agriculture. In ancient times and traditional thinking,agriculture is to meet the people’s requirements of the material conditions and is the fundamental economic basis for national establishment and development.Besides,China is vast territory and a bundant resources(地大物博), various energy and resources are very rich, people can get self-sufficiency through work,so that they rarely exchange material and energy with the outside world, it further China’s closed-door policy and seclusion ideas. Chinese people have little or virtual no contact with the outside world, leding to the traditional family values is。