A Causal Analysis of the Similarities and Disparities between Chinese and American Family Values -- A Case Study on Desperate Housewives_英语论文

摘要

家庭是社会中最小的也是最基本的部分。家庭价值在某种程度上反映了一个国家的价值理念。由于每个国家的经济、历史和社会文化背景的不同，家庭文化也存在巨大的差异。本文基于一部反映了美国家庭生活的情景喜剧——《绝望的主妇》，运用对比的手法，分析中美两国的婚姻观、教育观和家庭成员关系的异同，并尝试分析其原因。同时，针对剧中体现出来的教育观、家庭观与中国的现状进行适当的对比，以便我们从中受到启发。本篇论文的研究意义在于这不仅能让我们认识并了解美国家庭价值观中的精粹，为我们的家庭价值观提供借鉴。同时也能了解其中的异同，有助于中美两国的文化交流。

关键词： 家庭价值观，绝望主妇，中美，异同 

Contents

Introduction 1

1.The Overview 1

1.1 Family 1

1.2. Family Values 1

1.3 Desperate Housewives 1

2. Disparities of Sino-US Family Values 2

2.1. Marriage Values 2

2.1.1 The Standard of Choosing a Marriage Partner 2

2.1.2 The Elements of Maintaining Marriage 2

2.1.3 Attitudes towards Family Crisis 3

2.2. Family Education Values 3

2.2.1 Different Views of Parenting 3

2.2.2 Ways of Family Education 4

2.3. Relationship among Family Members 4

2.3.1 The Relationship between Parents and Children 4

2.3.2 The Relationship between Husband and Wife 4

3. Similarities of Sino-US Family Values 5

3.1 Marriage Values 5

3.2 Family Education 5

3.3 Relationship among Family Members 5

4. Causal Analysis of the Similarities and Disparities 6

4.1 Cultural Backgrounds 6

4.2 Economic Level 6

4.3 Mainstream Ideology 6

Conclusion 6

References 8

Acknowledgements 9