《英语本科毕业论文-中美文化视野中对个人主义的认同差异》.doc

本科毕业论文 中美文化视野中对个人主义的 认同差异 学生姓名： 学生学号： 200310206097 院（系）： 外 国 语 学 院 年级专业： 2003级英语本科1班 指导教师： 二〇〇七年五月  The Different Recognitions Towards Individualism Between Chinese and American Culture Liu Simin  Under the Supervision of Li Liqin School of Foreign Languages and Cultures Panzhihua University May 2007 Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………………………Ⅰ Key Words……………………………………………………………………………Ⅰ 摘要.…………………………………………………………………………….…….Ⅱ 关键词………………………………………………………………………….…......Ⅱ Introduction……………………………………………………………………………1 Ⅰ. Individualism in America…………………………………………………….…….3 A. The Origin of Individualism………………………………………......................3 B. The Influence of Individualism on American Society…………………………..3 C. American’s Attitude Towards Individualism…………………………………….5 Ⅱ. Individualism in China………………………………………………………….….6 A. The Appearance of Individualism in China……………………………………..6 B. The Influence of Individualism on China …………………………....7 C. Chinese’s Attitude Towards Individualism………………………………………8 Ⅲ. Right Recognition of Individualism and Its Advanced Aspect……………….…10 A. The Characteristics of Individualism…………………………………………10 B. Correct Acknowledgements of the Individualism…………………………….12 C. Positive Aspects of Individualism……………………………….……………14 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………….....16 Acknowledgement………………………………………………………………….…17 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………..18 Abstract The paper represents a different recognition between Chinese and American people towards individualism. American people regard individualism as “individuality”, while Chinese people think individualism is equivalent to “selfishness”. Different culture backgrounds between China and America result in the different recognitions toward individualism. As a social product and a phenomenon of the culture, right or wrong should not be branded with individualism and as a Marxist, an objective and dialec