跨文化交际复习unit 7

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1、2012-2013InterculturalCommunicationsContentsUnit1CommunicationAcrossCultures---AnIntroductionUnit2CultureandCommunicationUnit3DailyVerbalCommunicationUnit4VerbalCommunicationUnit5LanguageandCultureUnit6NonverbalCommunicationUnit7CulturalDifferencesUnit8InterculturalAdaptationUnit7Cul

2、turalDifferencesceliadan22@yahoo.com.cn3.Deepstructureofculturaldifferences1)Familystructure2)Historicalandsocialstructure3)Worldview,ReligionandBelief4)Valuesystem1)FamilystructureFamilyiswherepeoplegettheirstartinlife.Ifyouknowthefamily,youdonotneedtoknowtheindividual.“Wearebornint

3、oafamily,matureinafamily,formnewfamilies,andhavethematourdeath.Familylifeisauniversalhumanexperience.”---GalvinandBrommelThefamilygiveschildrenknowledgeabouttheirhistoricalbackground,informationregardingtheirculture,andspecificbehaviors,customs,traditions,andlanguage.Thefamilytellsus

4、whoweareandwhatgroupswearepartof.Familystructureisthecoreofanyculture.tosocializenewmembersofaculture.Thefamilyprovidesthemodelforallotherrelationshipsinsociety.Childrenlearnaboutthefamilyandsocietyincludingthevaluesoftheculture.Familystructureandtheirinherentrelationshipsandobligati

5、onsareamajorsourceofculturaldifference.AsianfamiliesWelfare,reputation,andhonorAsianfamiliesareoftenextended,includingseveralgenerationsrelatedbybloodormarriagelivinginthesamehome.AnAsianperson’smisdeedsarenotblamedjustontheindividualbutalsoonthefamily---includingthedeadancestors.Tra

6、ditionalChineseAsenseofdutytowardstheireldersChildrenrepaytheirparents’sacrificesbybeingsuccessfulandsupportingtheminoldage.FamilyloyaltyorfamilypietyinChina:“Chinesechildrenfeltalifelongobligationtotheirparents,ideallyexemplifiedbyanunreserveddevotiontopleasethemineverypossibleway.”

7、“家”inadvertisementsAmericansFamilyconnectionsarenotsoimportant.TakingcareofagedparentsisoftenviewedasatremendousburdenintheUS.Moreimportantisaperson’sownindividualachievement.Family---theisolatednuclearfamily.Self-reliance:“decideforthemselves”.Summarythefamilyisthecenteroflifeandthe

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