从《少年时代》看美国家庭价值观_英语论文

American Family Values From Boyhood

摘要

不同的文化孕育了不同的文化价值观，每个国家的文化价值观都不相同。家庭价值观是文化价值体系的核心，它对每个家庭成员都有着非常重要的作用。随着世界全球化的不断发展, 美国与中国的跨文化交际越来越多。通过对美国家庭价值观的了解，我们可以更好地理解美国文化，更好地进行跨文化交际。本论文主要以电影《少年时代》为基础，从历史和宗教两个方面分析形成美国家庭价值观的原因，了解家庭价值观的定义，并从美国家庭的家庭结构，家庭成员关系，婚姻观和教育观来论述美国的家庭价值观，然后进一步提出美国家庭价值观可以给中国家庭带来的启示，有助于我们更好的了解美国家庭和美国文化。

关键词：家庭价值观；少年时代；家庭结构；婚姻观；教育观

Abstract

The different cultures have bred different cultural values, so the cultural values of every country are different. Family value is the core in the research of cultural values, and it has great impact on family members. With the development of globalization, the cross-cultural communication between the USA and China is becoming more frequent. We can get a better understanding of American culture and engage in cross-cultural communication preferably through learning American family values. This thesis is based on a film called Boyhood, analyzing the causes of the formation of American family values from history and religion and defining family values. It expounds American family values from four aspects: family structure, family relationship, marriage and education and describes the enlightenment to Chinese family, which helps us know more about American culture.

Keywords: family values; Boyhood; family structure; marriage; education

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 2

3. The Definition of Family Values 3

4. The Causes of the Formation of American Family Values 4

4.1 History 4

4.2 Religion 5

5. Family Values from Boyhood 6

5.1 Family Structure 6

5.2 Family Relationship 7

5.3 Marriage 9

5.4 Education 10

6. Enlightenment to Chinese Family Values 11

7. Conclusion 12

Works Cited 13