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1、MyViewonFamilyValuesinChinaandAmericakatheeFamilyisthe11oslIundamentalunitofsociety.Andtoatargeextent,familyvaluesarethemostdree!reflectionofsocialvalues.Astousall.Chinesecultureistherepresentationoftheorientcivilization.WhiieAmericancuttureiskindofmixlureofwesterndvilizatio11s.Differencebetweenthet

2、woculturesbringsthegreatdifferencesonfamilyvaluesAfterstudyingandreadingmaterials.Isupposethatthmaindifferencesareconcerninghic.educationandmarriage.AStoethic,IreckonthatChinesefamilyputgreatcmassonemotionandIamityhierarchy.weAmericanspreferdemocracyandfreedom.EmotionisthesymboloftheChinesefamily.It

3、stheconnectionofthe央悦ICmemebers.leadingthemtoCarOabouttherelativesandmakeCOntnbUIiOnStothefamily.ThedesireofgoingbackhomemakesuptheChineselife.Therearetwomostfamousphenomenons.OneistheSpringFestivaltravel,whichrepresentsIhetraditionalfamilyvalueofgathering!,Andtheotherisvisitngfamilymcmbokedafterdun

4、ngtheroldage.AndtheyUnconditionatyspendlargeamountsoftimeandmoneytomaketheircdrenandgrandchildrengrowuphappyandliveahighqualitylife.BUtIhSgSarequle(MterentinIheAmericanfamily.TheybelieveatheClfortsshouldbopaidback.InCiUdinglove.SothechildmustdosomethingfortherPafCnlSonceheneedsmoneyfromhisparents.Be

5、sides.Amehcansstressondemocracy,justiceandreason,whichmakesthemhaveavoiceinthefamtfyratherthanobeyingtheparentswordsomattergatherthewordsarrightTheydontregardthefamilyconnectionandbloodrelativesasthatimportant.AStoeducation.ChmcscparentsmakearrangementstorChiaOnwhileAmericanparentstotchildrenmakecho

6、ices.Educationisapartofculture.BeingaflectedbyConfuciansm.parentstreattheeducationofchildrenasthefutureofthemselives.evenrelatedtotheinterestofIhewo4efam.TheyusuallyforgettoconsiderthChWrensv/illings,andmake,pefct,plans.Onthentrary.AmericanparentstrytocultivateIheakxMiesofchasingtorselfinterest,such

7、astheablityotchoosgononesownandtheabilityofbctngresponsloforoosolf.wrcIthnkarethemostimportantthngsachildShoUkjteamforhisbetterfuture.Theydontstresstmuchonthegrades,andsupportchildrentodevelopthonaswellasrcsonsibiMy.Thecoup4caimtobuidaharmoniousunionfamily,insometimerequri11gthemtoabandonIheirOwnfil

8、ings.DuringaChinesefamity.membersteamtotolerate,toforgive,toadapttoothers,whichcanbeseenasahugeburden,makingmodemyoungpeoplefrhte11edtomarrysomebody.Also,thestofamarriageisbeyondafamiystoterance.BecauseoftheseriousimbalanceofIhesexratk).themalefamilymusthaveaWeIleconomiccocMotoattractthfemalefamily.

9、ButthingsdillerintheUS.Americancoupleenjoyindependence,leavingeachocherenoughpnvateroomandneverinlervening.Theysiresonemotionalmmunicatontomaketheirlovefreshandstable,andIheyundertakeIhehouseholdandeducationolchildrentogether.Americansregardmarriageastheirownthingandnorelationwthmorality.Sooncethere

10、istheothermanorwomansteppinginlotheirmarriage,theywlthinkmistakeshaveappearedinthemamageandgvceachotherachancetocooso.ratherthanfightorquarrellikeCinesccoupes.ngtotheindividualism.Amencanssdivorcerateistheghestalovertheworld.Aboveal.wecanIeamoftheobviousddferencesfamilyvaluesbetweenChinaandAmerica.ChineseadvocatelectivismMileAmericansadoreindividualism.AndthatsthefundamentalreasonOIIbOdifferences.Wecantjudgewchvalue$thebetter,butWCcanloamfromthetwosadvantagestobuildamoremodernandharmoniousfamily.