The Differences on Sense of Marriage and Love Between Chinese and American Cultures_英语论文

摘要

随着全球化趋势的不断发展，中美跨文化交往比以往任何时候都更加频繁。在婚姻观方面,由于中美两国在历史背景、地理位置及其他方面的不同，两国在婚姻文化方面存在很大的差异。通过分析中美两国在婚姻观方面的差异，并从政治、宗教、价值观等方面对其形成差异的原因进行研究，有利于增强中美两国人民对双方婚姻观的了解，架起沟通的桥梁，使中美两国人民能够互相学习，以减少文化差异所带来的不便和误解，促进中美两国人民友好关系的发展。

关键词：婚姻观；差异；互相学习

Contents

Introduction 1

1 The similarities Between Chinese and American Marriage 2

1.1 The emphasis on financial situation 2

1.2 The lower status of women 2

2 The differences Between Chinese and American marriage 3

2.1 The way of choosing a spouse 3

2.1.1 Chinese way of choosing a spouse 3

2.1.2 American way of choosing a spouse 3

2.2 The purpose of marriage 4

2.2.1 The purpose of Chinese marriage 4

2.2.2 The purpose of American marriage 4

2.3 The wedding ceremony 5

2.3.1 The wedding ceremony in China 5

2.3.2 The wedding ceremony in America 5

2.4 The conjugal relation 6

2.4.1 The Chinese conjugal relation 6

2.4.2 The American conjugal relation 7

3 The causes of differences on marriage Between China and USA 7

3.1 Different values 7

3.2 Different educational traditions 9

3.3 Different religious beliefs 10

3.4 Different political structure 11

Conclusion 12

References 13