Culture Difference Between Chinese and Western Countries 英语毕业论文.docVIP

Intercultural Communication Title:Culture Difference Between Chinese and Western Countries 学院： 专 业： 学 号： 姓 名： 老 师： June 06th 2011 Culture Difference Between Chinese and Western Countries Thesis statement: We all know the culture of Chinese and western countries can be totally different in many aspects.Now we will talk about some main culture differences between Chinese and western,and try to summarize some conclusion. PS:Because America is the representative country of western countries,well make a comparison between China and America. Outline： 1. Introduction 2. Comparison between Chinese culture and American culture in some aspects 3. The questionnaire 4. Reasons for the differences 5. Conclusion 6. Works cited Culture differences between Chinese and American 1. Introduction China is a large country and with it developing faster and faster,the relationship between Chinese and western countries has been closer and closer.The chances to meet with foreigners have also been improved.Obviously,there are many cultural differences between American and Chinese can be found in many aspects of daily communication, including addressing, greeting and parting,compliments, apologies, thanks, etc.Now we will look at some cultural differences between China and America in a profound way on the basis of the statistics of questionnaire (the questionnaire is on page 2). 1)Collectivism and Individualism 2)Independence and Teamwork 3)Table manners 4)The concept of friendship 2. Comparison between Chinese culture and American culture in some aspects 1)Collectivism and Individualism Because of the Chinese social system,Chinese attach importance to the families and the collectivism level,but America seems to take Individualism seriously.There are many ways showing us the difference,such as the movies,the teleplay,the news and so on.To sum up, Individual concepts Collectivism is more popular in Ch