中英家庭价值观比较_英语论文

Comparisons between Chinese and British Family Values

摘要

中英两国分别是东西方世界的杰出代表，由于历史地理文化的不同，两国家庭价值观自然也有很多不同，从而家庭生活方式、思维方式、教育方式也大相径庭。随着地球村的形成，中英文化相互碰撞、交流与融合，二者相互影响，不断完善与进步。家庭是国家和世界的单位，与个人、国家以及世界息息相关。家庭的进步意味着个人、国家和世界的进步，是人们共同的期许。

关键词：中英 家庭价值观 进步

Abstract

China and the UK, which respectively represents the Eastern and Western world, differ in family views caused by different cultures, history, geography and so on. The two countries have their own systems in terms of the way of thinking, living and educating. With the globalization, the two countries’ cultures are continually merged and perfected. The family is the unit of a country and the world, and the development of it is closely related to the development of an individual, a country and the world. The family is making great progress, which means that the world is stepping forward. This is what people all over the world expect. 

Key words: China; the UK; family values; progress

Contents

Introduction 1

1. Definition of values, family and family values 1

1.1 Definition of values 2

1.2 Definition of family 2

1.3 Definition of family values 2

2. Comparisons between marriage values of China and the UK 3

2.1 Comparisons between love values 3

2.1.1What roles material status, identity play in a Chinese and a British love 3

2.1.2Who has the power to decide one’s spouse 5

2.2 The roles the male and the female in the family 6

2.2.1The male and female’ s places before 6

2.2.2The male and female’s place today 7

3. Chinese collectivism and British individualism 8

3.1 The origin of Chinese collectivism and British individualism 8

3.1.1 The origin of religion 8

3.1.2 The origin of economy and geography 9

3.2 The hierarchy in the family 9

3.2.1Family patterns 9

3.2.2The patriarchy in the family 9

4. Comparisons between education views in the Chinese and British family 12

4.1 Chinese conventional education 12

4.2 The exploration spirit advocated in the British family 13

Conclusion 14

References 15