跨文化交际论文 亲子关系.docx

PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT2 Differences of Parent-child Relationships in the West and China Abstract: Parent-child relationships play a great role in modern society for they influence the education of children, the harmony of families, and the stability of society. Relationships affected by different cultures between children and their parents from childhood to early adulthood are different in the West and China, which causes different kinds of characters. In this essay, parent-child relationships in the West and China will be contrasted to find out their differences and why they are different. The parent-child relationship in the West tend to be communicative equally, relatively independent and explicit. Discuss its reasons from Holy bible, geography. The parent-child relationship in China tend to be obedient, or relatively dependent, implicit. Explore its causes from Confucianism, especially filial piety. Key words: Parent-child Relationship, the West, China, differences, cause = 1. \* ROMAN I. Introduction According stages of psychosocial development, a person experiences eight stages from birth to death. In each stage, some significant relationships affect the person’s growing up. For example, the relationship between parents and kids is crucial in early childhood, the relationship between family and children in preschool age. (Erikson, 2009) Therefore, man’s behaviors, thinking way mostly depends on the family, especially parents. Family serves to locate children socially and plays a major role in their enculturation and socialization. (Russon, 2003) During this process of enculturation, relationships between parents and children play a role for they enables children to be well-educated, creative and productive. The parent-child relationship is a combination of behaviors, feelings, and expectations that are unique to a particular parent and a particular child from birth, infancy, childhood and adolescence to early adulthood. (Post, 2003) The parents and children c