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1、The-major-differences-between-American-and-Chinese-family-relationship-patternsFamilystructureAccordingtotheintergenerationallevelandtherelationshipwithrelatives,familystructureisdevidedintothreetypes:nuclearfamilyparents&unmariedchildrenextendedfamilyparents&apairofmarrie
2、dchildrensuchasbyparents,son,daughter-in-law,grandchildrenjointfamilyparents&twoormorethantwopairsofmarriedchildrenFamilystructuretypesInatraditionalChinesefamily,elderlyparentsusuallylivewiththeirchildrenandhelpthemraisethegrandchildren,whiletheyoungparentsworkhardoutside
3、tosupportthefamilyfinancially.However,mostelderlyAmericans,whorelyontheirownpension,livealoneinretirementhousesor“oldfolk’shomestheolderparentsandthefamilyChinesefamily:husbandandwife“Thehusbanddoctrine”isthecharacteristicofChinesetraditionalthought.InthetraditionalChina,w
4、ivesaretobetaught“thehusbandasthekeylink”,andassumeallobligationsandliabilitiesfromtheloyaltytoherhusband.Today,theequalitybetweenmenandwomenisnotfullyrealized,andit’sapparenttoseethatwomenareinweakstatusinfamilyrelationships.Forexample,thewifeneedstobalanceworkandfamily,a
5、ndtakemorecareofthefamily.Besides,thewifeneedstoundertakemorehouseworkthanthehusband.Itisgenerallyacceptedthatthesuccessoffamilyiscrucialtothehouseholdlevelofthewife.Americanfamily:equalityandlibertyAmericansputmoreemphasisonequalityandlibertyintherelationshipbetweenhusban
6、dandwife,emphasizingthecoupleshaveequalstatusinthefamily,andalsobearthesameobligationsandresponsibilities.Husbandandwifesharehouseworkandenjoyfamilyoutcomes,forexample,tendingchildrentogether,spendingmoreprivatetimewithfamilymembers,includingannualtravelplans.husbandandwif
7、eparentsandchildrenInChina,parentsareinpower,theyprefercoercionpolicy.InAmerica,parentsaremoredemocraticandprogressive,theyrespectchildren'swillingChinesefamilyparentsandchildrenInChina,childrenarethecenterofafamily,notonlybytheloveofparents,butalsobytheloveofgrandparents.
8、Chineseparentscanplayamajorroleinthechildren’slearning,workandmarriage,ignoringtheirownid
