contrast of American and chinese values.pptVIP

American and Chinese Values 英语0616 康艺红 林舒茜 卢东惠 蔡灵超 阮珊珊 朱慧娟 林雀屏 余明莺 Introduction Confucius once said, “Human beings draw close to one another by their common nature, but habits and customs keep them apart” It is still true in the modern world. With the development of globalization, intercultural contact is becoming increasingly axiomatic and pervasive; however, the values and behaviors of a particular culture may not be understandable or acceptable in another culture. What do Americans advocate in life, what kind of people do they admire, who do they regard as heroes and why? How about Chinese people? We will reveal the difference between American and Chinese value system as following: Content Family Values Education Values Career Values Consumption Values Time Values values about success family education Family tie in Chinese is sentiment. Chinese deal with relationships within family based on kinsmen by blood. Chinese families are accustomed to conservation virtue, care about each other and then build the relationship. While individualism is the center moral education in American family. Rationality is the basic principles among family affairs. Chinese parents are good at persuasive education. They like to plan for children in afraid of they will suffer frustration. In America, teachers and parents reach a consensus that education should not set a plan for children, for the world is changeable and they should learn to face and solve trouble by themselves. Family will make sacrifices for individual. However, when they enjoy freedom, equality, they must be in accordance with the basic principles of rational behavior, and at the same time should ensure other family members’ freedom. For American, bringing up children just like other social obligations they should commit. After children become 18, they can leave parents to do part time jobs and rent outside. career career Chinese approach that values “collectivism, maintenance of interpersonal ha