文化信仰对中西女性婚姻观的影响_英语论文

The Influence of Cultural Beliefs on Marriage Concepts between Chinese and Western Women

摘要

几乎对于所有人，恋爱婚姻都是必需的人生经历。在选择配偶上,女方比较关注男方的经济状况和社会地位，想嫁高富帅。向往美好生活之心，此乃人之常情。但是，婚姻感情一旦涉及到金钱和权势，很可能成为财富和政治的牺牲品，所以树立正确的婚姻观有利于女性觅得真正的幸福。中西方女性受基督教文化与儒家文化的影响，对待婚姻的观念也有很差异，取长补短，有利于中国女性树立正确的婚姻观，获得家庭与婚姻的幸福。

关键词：婚姻观；基督教婚姻；儒家文化

Abstract

Marriage is a necessary experience for almost everyone. Chinese women tend to pay much attention to men's financial situation and social status when choosing a mate. They want to marry a rich and handsome guy. It is normal for people to yearn for a better life, but once the marriage is involved with money and power, it will be likely to become the sacrifice of wealth and politics. Thus，to establish a correct concept of marriage is the key to find happiness in marriage. Due to the influence of Christian and Confucian culture, the concepts of marriage between Chinese and western women are distinctive. Complementing each other is helpful for Chinese women to establish a correct concept of marriage, so that to get true happiness of family and marriage.

Keywords: marriage concepts; Christian marriage; Confucian culture

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

3. Comparison of Marriage Concepts between Chinese and Western Women 2

3.1 Differences in women’s concepts of marriage 2

3.2 Similarities in women' concepts of marriage 5

4. The Role of Cultural Beliefs in the Shaping of Marriage Concepts 7

4.1 The source and connotation of Christian marriage 8

4.2 The influence of Confucian culture on Chinese contemporary marriage 11

5. Conclusion 12

Works Cited 13