摘 要家庭价值观是文化研究的核心，它对家庭成员的行为起着决定性的作用。社会的价值观很大程度是由家庭价值观所决定的。本文用比较的方法来介绍中美家庭价值观的差异，并且从不同的方面分析造成其差异的原因。对中美家庭价值观差异的探究能够帮助中美两国更进一步的理解彼此，减少交流冲突。当今社会正在发生着巨大的变化，一些传统的家庭价值观已经不能适应当前中国的发展，我们应该摒弃过时的家庭观念，吸收美国优秀的家庭价值观，从而形成一个具有中国特色的家庭价值观。40509
毕业论文关键词：家庭价值观；子女关系；教育；婚姻；成因
Contents
摘 要    i
Abstract    ii
I. Introduction    1
II. Definitions of Family and Family Values    2
2.1 Definition of Family    2
2.2 Definition of Family Values    2
III. Differences Between Chinese and American Family Values    3
3.1 Different Relationship Between Parents and Children    3
3.1.1 Chinese Relationship Between Parents and Children    4
3.1.2 American Relationship Between Parents and Children    4
3.2 Different Family Education    5
3.2.1 Chinese Concept of Family Education    5
3.2.2 American Concept of Family Education    7
  3.3 Different Marriage    8
3.3.1 Chinese Concept of Marriage    8
3.3.2 American Concept of Marriage    9
IV. Reasons for the Differences Between Chinese and American Family Values    10
4.1 Historic Reason    11
4.2 Religious Reason    12
4.3 Geographic Reason    12
4.4 Cultural Reason    13
V. Conclusion    14
Bibliography    16
Acknowledgments    17
Abstract Family values are the core in the research of cultural values. It has a decisive effect on people’s behavior. To some extent, the values of society are decided by family values. This paper introduces the differences between Chinese and American family values through the method of comparison and analyzes the reasons that cause the differences from different aspects. The research on differences between Chinese and Americans family values can help both Chinese and Americans further understand each other and reduce conflicts in communication. The society is undergoing great changes. Some traditional family values can’t be adapted to the current Chinese development. We should remove old-fashioned family values and absorb the advanced values from America so as to form excellent family values with Chinese characteristics.
Key words: family values; relations between parents and children; education; marriage; reasons
 Cross-cultural Analysis of the Differences between Chinese and American Family Values
I. Introduction

With the rapid development of science and technology, intercultural communication becomes more and more important and frequent. The world is becoming smaller and smaller. Common people can travel, learn and do business abroad. However, different countries have different family values. In China, for example, if a child makes a mistake, parents can punish him. On the contrary, in the United States, it is illegal to punish child. As a result, some people think that family values between China and the United States are completely different. Delis Gill said that each society has its own traditional values. The core of Chinese values is to emphasize collectivism. The interests of the inpidual must obey collective interests (30). Americans pay more attention inpidualism. Chinese culture is one of the typical representatives of oriental culture. American culture is the blend of western cultures ( Davis 33). 中美家庭价值观差异的跨文化分析:http://www.751com.cn/yingyu/lunwen_38832.html