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1、DifferencesofFamilyValuesBetweenChinaandAmericaAbstract:ThispapertriestomakeacomparisonofdifferentfamilyvaluesbetweenChinaandUS,whichappearedinmanyfields,forinstance,theAmericanemphasistheindividualismbutChinesefocusonthecollectivism,therelationshipbetweenfamilymembersandtheirattitudestoeac
2、hotherarealsoquitedifferent,thelifestyleinfluencedbyfamilyvaluesarevaried.Reasonsforthesedifferencesarecomplex,includingdifferentcustoms,culturesandsocialbackgroundsandsoon.Keywords:familyvalues,lifestyles,cultures,differences.Ⅰ.IntroductionFamilyisthemostbasicunitofallhumansociety.Itreflec
3、tstheethicalvaluesofasociety,itsculturalcharacteristicsandtheuniquefeaturesofanation.Peoplebegintolearnanythingabouttheworldandtheirculturethroughthefamilytheyarebroughtupin.Whatyouthink,howyouact,evenyourlanguage,arealltransmittedthroughthefamilyfromthewiderculturalcontext.Familyvaluesaret
4、hecoreintheresearchofculturalvalues,andithasahugeinfluenceonpeople’sthoughtsandbehaviors.Soifwewanttogetaglimpseoftheculturesoftwodifferentcountries,itisnecessarytoknowtheirdifferentfamilyvalues.Inthispaperwewillanalyzefamilyvaluesfromdifferentaspects,includingthedecisivefamilyvalues,theatt
5、itudetothefamilymembersandtheirrelationships,andtheinfluencesoffamilyvalues.Ⅱ.Thedifferencesoffamilyvalues.A.TheindividualismVS.thecollectivismTheAmericanemphasizethepersonalindependence,whileChineseemphasizeonthewholefamily,notanyindividualmember.ChildreninAmericahavemorefreedomthanthatinC
6、hina.Theirparentsrarelyinterferewiththeirprivateaffairs,andusuallytrytoenhancechildren’sall-aroundabilitieswhentheyareyoung.Theyhandletheirownaffairsthemselvesandtrytogetsupportfromtheircolleaguesorexpertswhoworkintherelevantfield,andtheirfamilymembersonlygivesuggestionstothem.Thekeypointof
7、itssocietyisfreedom.Obviously,weChinesepaymoreattentiontotheinterestofwholefamilythanthatofanyindividual’s.InChina,childrenusuallylivewiththeirparentsevenaftertheyaregrown-up,sinceChinesepeoplewantamoreunitedfamilyandcloserrelationshipbetweenfamilymember