The Cultural differences between China and Americappt课件

ThedifferencesofCulturalbetweenChinaandAmerica,2,BeliefandWorship,Buddhism,Jesus,3,ChineseConfucianculture,tobeagentlemancultivateyourmoralcharactermanagefamilygoodrunacountryforitspeaceandstability:,Confucius,4,liberty,thestatueofliberty,themoviebraveheart,5,ModestyVSPersonalHonour,chinascultureisnotadvocatedshowpersonalhonor,butadvocatemodesty.,westernersworshippersonalstruggle,especiallyfortheprideaftersuccess.neverhidetheirself-confidence,6,yourEnglishisverygood,”No,no,myEnglishisverypoor;youvedoneaverygoodjob,”No,Idontthinkso.Itstheresultofjointefforts.”Thismodest,intheWesternview,notonlydeniedthemselves,butalsohurtthosewhomaketheappreciation.chairmanMaosaidmodestyhelpsonetomakeprogress;conceitmakesonelagbehind,7,MediumWayVSPioneeringSpirit,thetraditionalChineseculturerequirespeopletodoimpartiality,Takethemiddleground,Chinesepeoplearegoodatforeseeingthedangerousoffuture,morewillingtodefendthestatusquo,tomaintainharmony.,westerncultureencouragespeopletodevelopinnovative,dosomethingnotdoneinprevious,outstandingextraordinarycareer.,youareunique,remember：modesty,8,9,Love,Chinaconnotationmodestyloyaltyseldomsay：Iloveyou,Americaopendirectlyoftensay：Iloveyou,10,RoseIloveyoumorethanIcansay,爱你在心口难开,express？needcourage,brave,11,express,poetry我欲与君相知，长命无绝衰。山无陵，江水为竭，冬雷震震，夏雨雪，天地合，乃敢与君绝执子之手与子偕老life-takecareeachotherIndetailcall：老伴，孩子他爹，孩子他妈，老头子call：dealing，mydear，honeysweetheart,12,Iloveyouforever,Life-romanticcandlelightdinner,13,family,familyaffectparentsoftenintervenetraditionalviewpoint：bematchedformarriage（socialstatusandeconomicsituationisextremelysimilar,verysuitable）familydontapprovetragedygoawaytogetherneedimportantrole,familyseldomaffectseldominterveneonlycareabouteachotherfeelingtofamilyoppose-brave，crazylittleinfluence,14,Lovestory,whitefacestudentandbeautifulgirl,Thepeoplewhofallinlove,15,16,Wedding,chinesetraditionwedding,Americanwedding,17,18,costume,19,LoveVSLiberty,China人生难得一知己千古知音更难求得成比目何辞死只羡鸳鸯不羡仙,AmericaLiberty,love!ThesetwoIneed.FormyloveIwillsacrificelife,forlibertyIwillsacrificemylove.“-Petogfi,conclusion：chinesevaluelovemost，Americanvaluelibertymost,ThatisallThankyou,21,family,22,Chinesemarriageisrelativelystable.ThisisbecauseChinesepeoplethinkmarriageisatoppriorityinlife,everyoneistreatedwithcaution,carefullyselected,oncedecided,willnoteasilychange.AndtheChinesepeoplehavealwaysregardedmarriageasaseriousmoralissue,grassisalwaysgreener,orthirdpartyinterferenceisconsideredtobeveryunethical.,23,24,NucleusFamilyVSFour一Generation一under一the一Same一Roof,Americanfamilystructureissimple:parentsandminorchildren,calledthenuclearfamily.Oncetheirchildrengetmarried,youhavetomoveout,theeconomymustalsobeindependent.Parentsarenolongerobligedtosubsidizetheirchildren.Thisapproachprovidesmaximumfreedomtotheyoungpeopleanddeveloptheirindependentlivingskills,butalsoalienatedthefamilyrelationship.,25,Chinesefamilystructureiscomplicated,thetraditionalfamilyisfourgenerationsofhappiness.Insuchfamilies,theelderlytohelplookafterchildren,childrenandgrandchildrengrowuptohelptheelder,familymembersdependoneachotherandhelpeachother,closerfamilyrelationships.However,thislifestyleisnotconducivetotrainingyoungpeopletoindependence,26,TheAttitudetoMarriage,ThereisabigdifferencebetweenAmericaandChinaontheviewofmarriage.BecauseAmericabelieve:marriageispurelyaprivatematter,apersoncannotinterfere;whilenotamoralissueofmarriage.Therighttochooseapersonandhis/herfavoritepeoplelivetogether,ifitisfoundtheexistingmarriagewasamistake,he/sheshallhaveasecondchance.,27,Ifthecouplefellinlovewithathirdparty,eitherpartywillnotbecondemned.Intheirview:forcedtwopeoplelivetogetherwithoutloveiscruel.IntheUS,thereisadivorceineverythreemarriages,therefore,stepfatherorstepmotherisverynormal,28,ChineseConfuciancultureandAmericanChristianity,ChinaisacountrywhichConfuciancultureisthemainstreamculture,Confucianemphasisonfamilyrelations,religiousorigin,theancientChinesefamilyhastwomajorcharacteristics,first,parentstakeafterchildren,kidshonorparents.Second,Basingkinship,bloodasalink,andbyextensiontosociety,payattentionbrotherhoodamongfriends,withinthefourseasarebrothers,emphasisloyalty.,29,TheUnitedStatesisaChristianforthemainstreamcultureofthecountry,mostAmericansarereligious,believeinGod.ByChristianity,nomatterwho,asonofGod,everyoneisequalbeforeGod.Thefamily,justtheplaceforraisingchildrenofGod,soevenparents,cannotbebeatentheirchildrenfree,otherwise,willbeprosecutedbylaw.Christianitystresseslove,relationshipsamongpeople,butalsoreflectsthevalues,30,IndividualFreedomVSHarmoniousCooperation,Westernerscherishindividualfreedom,likethearbitrary,Independencetothelone,unwillingtoberestricted.,Chinesecultureismoreemphasisoncollectivism,advocatingindividualintereststoobeycollectiveinterests,standthroughthickandthin,unityandcooperation,insamepace.,31,EqualityConceptVSclassConcept,NewChinahasestablishedthefiftyyears,butthetraditionalrulerandsubject,fatherandsonHierarchyinthemindsoftheChinesepeoplearestilldeeplyentrenched.Fatherinthesonseyes,theeyesofstudentstoteachershasabsoluteauthority,thegrowthofthehumanfamilybackgroundstillplaysanimportantrole,32,Americanshavestrongsenseofequality,whetherrichorpoor,everyonewillrespe