A Glimpse of American Culture and Values

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1、AGlimpseofAmericanCultureandValues摘要：在当今时代，英语已经成为一种象征性的世界语言。而对于英语专业学生来说，深入地学习美国文化与价值观对于更好的了解美国人以及学好英语这门外语有着极为重要的意义。本文作者对于美国文化和价值观的观点主要基于美国历史。美国传统文化和价值观塑成美国人的态度和行为举止，并促使形成一个多元化的民族。其中，个人自由主义和自立作为美国文化的中心，发挥着重大的作用，同时也是整个美国文化的基础。关键词：文化；文化休克；个人主义；美国精神；唯物主义观；本国中心Abstract:Atpresentdays,Englishhasb

2、ecomeasymbolicgloballanguage.ForEnglishmajor,toprofoundlylearnAmericancultureandvaluesisofimportancetogetabetterunderstandingofAmericansandtolearnEnglishasaforeignlanguagewell.Inthispaper,alltheauthor’spointsaboutAmericancultureandvaluesmainlybaseonAmericanhistory.Americantraditionalcultur

3、evalueshelpshapetheAmericans'attitudesandbehaviors,andformsalandofdiversityofnations.Individualismoffreedomandself-relianceareatthecoreofAmericanculture,playanimportantroleinbetween.Meanwhile,theyarethefoundationofwholeAmericanculture.KeyWords:culture;cultureshock;individualism;AmericanSpi

4、rit;materialism;ethnocentrism第15页共15页ContentsAbstract………………………………………………………………….1Keywords…………………………………………………….…….1I.Introduction……………………………………………………….…..2II.LiteratureReview……………………………………………………32.1IndividualFreedom..……………………………………………….…..…..32.2Self-Reliance………………………………………………………………...42.3Fr

5、iendshippatternandprivacy………………………………..…………..52.4DirectandAssertive………………………………………………………...62.5ChoiceinEducation………………………………………….……………..62.6TheFamily…………………………………………………………………..72.6.1TheAmericanFamilyStructureandRelationships…………………82.6.2LivingTogetherandAmericanViewsofMarriage………………….82.6.

6、3TheHighDivorceRateintheU.S…………………………………….82.6.4ObligationsTowardstheElderly…………………………………….92.7TimeandEfficiency………………………………………….……………102.8EqualityofOpportunityandCompetition……………………………...112.9MaterialWealthandHardWork…………………………...……………122.9.1Americans’Materialism……………………………………………...122.9.

7、2AmericanSpirit……………………………………………………….132.9.3HardWork…………………………………………………………....142.10GoodnessofHumanityandImprovement………………….………….14III.Conclusion………...……………………………………………….15Reference……………………………………………………………….15第15页共15页I.IntroductionTheUnitedstateofAmericaisaland