Abstract : Chinese American writers who live in both Chinese and American cultures are the most sensitive to cultural conflict and integration. Based on the previous research on the conflicts between Chinese and American culture in Chinese American literature, the thesis tries to make a profound exploration into the cultural clash between China and America in domestic sphere, mainly the typical conflicts in immigrant family and the fundamental causes of the phenomenon. In this thesis, many examples are illustrated to support the subject. From the perspective of intercultural communication, the thesis summarizes the literature review of The Joy Luck Club, which tells the brief clue of The Joy Luck Club and the background of Amy Tan. The typical cultural conflicts in domestic sphere in The Joy Luck Club is also analyzed. It also tells two fundamental reasons of the phenomenon and gives a reasonable conclusion. It is hoped that this thesis can provide some reference value to the study of contemporary culture conflicts and fusion between Chinese and American.
Key Words: cultural conflict; Chinese American; domestic sphere; mother-daughter relation

摘要:生活在中国和美国文化中的华裔作家对文化冲突和融合最为敏感，同时他们对于这一问题也表现得最为关心。本文基于前人关于华裔文学中中美文化冲突研究的基础上，对家庭范围内的中美文化碰撞，主要为移民家庭的典型冲突和该现象的根本原因，展现更深层次的挖掘。本文中采用多个具体例子对研究主题进行说明。本文从跨文化交际的角度出发，概述了《喜福会》的文献综述，介绍了《喜福会》的情节，并对作者的生平作了简要概述；本文还具体分析了《喜福会》中家庭领域内的典型冲突，探索了该现象的两大根本原因，并提出本文的结论。希望该文章对当代中美文化冲突与融合研究具有一定参考价值。
关键词：文化冲突；美籍华人；家庭领域；母女关系

   It is known that Chinese and American people are from different background, so it is inevitable that they will confront with some conflicts in daily life and work, especially in this  era of globalization. It is undeniable that people from different countries have more opportunity to communicate with others. Obviously cultural conflict has become the talk of the world. The  purpose of the thesis is to discuss how cultural conf1ict between Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters, wives and husbands is demonstrated through their daily behaviors. From the perspective of the culture, this thesis tries to investigate Chinese culture and Western conflicts based on a detailed analysis of different cultures in the novel The Joy Luck Club.