The-major-differences-between-American-and-Chinese-family-relationship-patternsPPT课件

TheMajorDifferenceBetweenChineseandAmericanRelationshipPatterns,1,.,Familystructure,2,.,Accordingtotheintergenerationallevelandtherelationshipwithrelatives,familystructureisdevidedintothreetypes:,nuclearfamilyparents&unmariedchildren,extendedfamilyparents&apairofmarriedchildrensuchasbyparents,son,daughter-in-law,grandchildren,jointfamilyparents&twoormorethantwopairsofmarriedchildren,Familystructuretypes,3,.,nuclearfamily,extendedfamily,jointfamily,4,.,mainfeature:bigfamilytradition:4generationsmodernChina:nuclearandextendedfamily,Structurefeatures,Chinesefamily,Americanfamily,absolutedominance:nuclearfamilyChildrentendtomoveoutaftereighteenyearsTheyaremoreindifferenceabouttherelationshipwhichisbeyondthreegenerationsoflinealrelativesortwogeneretionsofcollateralrelativesbyblood.,5,.,FamilyRelationshipPatternsDifferences,Theolderparentsandthefamily,Husbandandwife,Parentsandchildren,Familyrelations,6,.,InatraditionalChinesefamily,elderlyparentsusuallylivewiththeirchildrenandhelpthemraisethegrandchildren,whiletheyoungparentsworkhardoutsidetosupportthefamilyfinancially.,However,mostelderlyAmericans,whorelyontheirownpension,livealoneinretirementhousesor“oldfolkshomes,theolderparentsandthefamily,7,.,Chinesefamily:,husbandandwife,“Thehusbanddoctrine”isthecharacteristicofChinesetraditionalthought.InthetraditionalChina,wivesaretobetaught“thehusbandasthekeylink”,andassumeallobligationsandliabilitiesfromtheloyaltytoherhusband.Today,theequalitybetweenmenandwomenisnotfullyrealized,anditsapparenttoseethatwomenareinweakstatusinfamilyrelationships.Forexample,thewifeneedstobalanceworkandfamily,andtakemorecareofthefamily.Besides,thewifeneedstoundertakemorehouseworkthanthehusband.Itisgenerallyacceptedthatthesuccessoffamilyiscrucialtothehouseholdlevelofthewife.,8,.,Americanfamily:equalityandliberty,Americansputmoreemphasisonequalityandlibertyintherelationshipbetweenhusbandandwife,emphasizingthecoupleshaveequalstatusinthefamily,andalsobearthesameobligationsandresponsibilities.Husbandandwifesharehouseworkandenjoyfamilyoutcomes,forexample,tendingchildrentogether,spendingmoreprivatetimewithfamilymembers,includingannualtravelplans.,husbandandwife,9,.,parentsandchildren,InChina,parentsareinpower,theyprefercoercionpolicy.InAmerica,parentsaremoredemocraticandprogressive,theyrespectchildrenswilling,10,.,Chinesefamily,parentsandchildren,11,.,InChina,childrenarethecenterofafamily,notonlybytheloveofparents,butalsobytheloveofgrandparents.Chineseparentscanplayamajorroleinthechildrenslearning,workandmarriage,ignoringtheirownideaanddesignoftheirlife.,parentsandchildren,Parentsprepareeverythingforchildren,washingcloth,cleanrooms.ChildrenhavehighscoresbutlowabilitiesChildrenusuallyhavenorighttochosethingsanddowhattheywanttoChildrenhavenoprivacy,theirparentwillchecktheirbag,letter,diary.,12,.,parentsandchildren,Americanfamily,Parentstraintheirchildrentobeindependentfromeveryyoungtime.ChildrenusuallysleepalonewhentheylefttheirbabyhoodThefamilyeducationpreferpractice,childrenearnmoneybyhelpingparentdohousework,13,.,Why?,ItstheCulturedifferences,14,.,Thereasonsaboutthedifference,CulturaltraditionConceptLifestyleSocialcustom,15,.,Chinesefamiliesfocusmoreonseniorityrelationfamilyinterdependencefilialpiety,China:collectivismlonghistoryofagrariancivilizationtraditionalgroupculture三字经弟子规孝经,Thereasonsaboutthedifference,16,.,Americanfamiliespaygreatattentiontothetheseconcepts:individualequalityindependenceindividualrightfamilyrelationshipAmongthosethemostprominentconceptsareindependenceandequality.,Thereasonsaboutthedifferences,17,.