中美称谓不同的文化差异学习课件.pptVIP

Cultural Roots for Differences Between Chinese and American Address Forms Differences in Sense of Hierarchy Differences in Sense of Hierarchy 1. Chinese strict hierarchy two thousand years’ history of feudality 2.American egalitarianism Christianity Brother/sister Students and teachers are all equal in school the relationship between parents and children is not the elders to the juniors but friends Differences in Values a. Chinese collectivism a. Chinese collectivism China is a traditional agricultural economy society. Chinese cultural system is closely related to the self-sufficiency family’s economy system and emphasizes the collectivism which mainly comes from Confucianism . Chinese people are greatly influenced by Confucianism which advocates loyalty. Under the influence of Confucianism for thousands of years, Chinese people care about collective much more than American people. This is quite different from the privacy so treasured in America. b. American individualism Compared to the idea of collectivism, individualism is more popular in America. independence, creativity, free development no restriction by the power of society, politics and religion Owing to the individualism, American people promote self-expression, self-centeredness and maintenance of one’s own personality. They abide by self-oriented formula in the communication which determines that the address forms are different from those in Chinese. * * Differences in Values hierarchy conception effects on modern society everyone is born equal The sense of equality of American is shown in the address form b. American individualism Confucianism *