CulturalElementsRevealedintheConceptofPrivacyinChinaandAmerica英語專業(yè)論文

1、cultural elements revealed in the concept of privacy in china and america thesis statement: this thesis analyzes the cultural differences revealed in the different concept of privacy in china and america by elaborating the different views and behaviors of chinese and americans towards privacy.i. dif

2、ferent views about the concept of privacy in china and americaaccording to wikipedia, “privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude them or information about themselves and thereby reveal them selectively.” /wiki/privacy however, the concept of privacy differs am

3、ong different cultures.  in chinese culture, an individual is only a member of a group within which he is exposed to constant concern or enquiry. privacy then is often ignored because chinese tend to concern more about the group not individuals and are used to living in clos

4、e proximity. the chinese inquisitiveness about other people's private lives is usually motivated by their desire to establish a more intimate personal relationship or closer friendship because in their mind, what the americans consider as “privacy violation”may be a well-shown act

5、 of caring and love. however, in america, people care much about privacy. there is privacy law and also other laws about privacy to protect peoples rights of privacy in america. compared with chinese, americans tend to view themselves as individuals, not an essential member of a group. therefore, th

6、ey want to have their personal spaces and do not like to mention things about themselves a lot. rights of privacy are highly prioritized in american values.ii. behaviors of chinese and americans towards privacy when chinese and americans encounter with each other, chinese people are used to beg

7、inning their topics with name, nationality, age, marriage status, or income condition. questions like how old are you, what's your income, how much did you pay for that car, are you married or single, do you go to churchare most common-asked by chinese people. it seems that asking those que

8、stions is chinese peoples intuition. many americans provide separate bedrooms for each of their children. such provision is rarely possible in china. if a chinese couple has two daughters, it is quite usual for the two sisters to share one room. and the phenomenon of children and parents living

9、 in the same bedroom is very common in china. even if family members have their own separate room, room doors are usually open. people can freely get into any room without the consent of the owner's permission room. american houses are usually separated from others. the richer the owner is, the

10、further his house is from others. americans tend to protect their privacy with the environment. the use of the door is a perfect example. if they close the door, they pass on a message of “please do not bother. let me be alone.”whereas in china, people usually push the door open and get in the room

11、directly. there are still many other behaviors about privacy telling us the differences over the concept of privacy in china and america. only if we get to know the true meaning of these phenomenons can we carry out successful intercultural communications. iii. the cultural roots of the different vi

12、ews about privacy in china and america.1.1 chinese collective orientation versus american individualistic orientationchinese historical and cultural traditions stressed that communities and groups are constituted by prominent individuals. in today's chinese society, despite of the great impact o

13、f western culture, chinese people still have a very strong collective sense of belonging; paying much attention to the collective interest is still the mainstream of chinese values. collective interests are prioritized over personal interests. in the western culture, however, each person is regarded

14、 as an independent unit. they endeavor to pursuit their own interests rather than try to stand up to the collective interests. the doctrine of the individualism holds that interests of the individual should take precedence over the interests of the state or social group. in america, right of privacy

15、 is the direct product of individualism. chinese peoples less attention about privacy and americans much concern about rights of privacy reveal the collectivism of chinese people and the individualism of american people.1.2 chinese world view-harmony of man and nature versus american world view-sepa

16、ration of man from nature“china has long been a family-run country.  it has also been, and still is, primarily a rural nation.  these two institutions, the family and the farm, are the core of china.  both the family and a rural environment are collectivist in nature.  they depen

17、d on working together and aiming for harmony. ” frank t. gallo, “individualism versus collectivism in china” since chinese people believe that, "man proposes, god disposes," they are supposed to pursue for harmony, both with nature and man. because of the “harmony of the man and natur

18、e” theory, chinese people tend to seek overall point of view. they usually consider things as a whole, not a separated one. on the contrary, american people hold the world view that man and nature are independent units. therefore, they pay more attention to the individual rights and contend that eve

19、ryone is an independent unit and should fight for their own rights. the different world views of chinese and americans also contribute to the differences of their understanding of privacy.from my point of view, the cultural differences revealed in the light of privacy between china and america are m

20、ainly the above two points. of them, chinese collectivism and americans individualism are the best explanation of the different view towards privacy in china and america; the different world views of the two nations explain further about the cultural root of the collectivism and individualism respec

21、tively.iv. conclusion from my point of view, the cultural differences revealed in the light of privacy between china and america are mainly the above two points. of them, chinese collectivism and americans individualism are the best explanation of the different view towards privacy in china and amer

22、ica; the different world views of the two nations explain further about the cultural root of the collectivism and individualism respectively.learning the different concepts of privacy of different cultures is an important and also a tough thing in the process of carrying out cross-culture communicat

23、ion. better knowing the thoughts and behaviors of people from different cultures about privacy issues can greatly facilitate the efficiency of intercultural communication.生命列車the train of life1. 不久以前，我讀了一本書。書中把人生比作一次旅行。2. 人生一世，就好比是一次搭車旅行，要經(jīng)歷無數(shù)次上車、下車; 時常有事故發(fā)生; 有時是意外驚喜，有時卻是刻骨銘心的悲傷 3. 降生人世，我們就坐上了生命列車。我

24、們以為我們最先見到的那兩個人-我們的父母，會在人生旅途中一直陪伴著我們。 4. 很遺憾，事實并非如此。他們會在某個車站下車，留下我們，孤獨無助。他們的愛、他們的情、他們不可替代的陪伴，再也無從尋找。 5. 盡管如此，還會有其他人上車。他們當中的一些人將對我們有著特殊的意義。 6. 他們之中有我們的兄弟姐妹, 有我們的親朋好友。我們還將會體驗千古不朽的愛情故事。7. 坐同一班車的人當中，有的輕松旅行。8. 有的卻帶著深深的悲哀 還有的,在列車上四處奔忙，隨時準備幫助有需要的人  9. 很多人下車后，其他旅客對他們的回憶歷久彌新 但是，也有一些人，當他們離開座位時，卻沒有人察覺。10.

25、有時候，對你來說情深義重的旅伴卻坐到了另一節(jié)車廂。你只得遠離他，繼續(xù)你的旅程。11. 當然，在旅途中，你也可以搖搖晃晃地穿過自己的車廂，去別的車廂找他 12. 可惜，你再也無法坐在他身旁，因為這個位置已經(jīng)讓別人給占了 .13. 沒關(guān)系。旅途充滿挑戰(zhàn)、夢想、希望、離別 就是不能回頭。因此，盡量使旅途愉快吧！14. 善待旅途上遇見的所有旅客，找出人們身上的閃光點。15. 永遠記住，在某一段旅程中，有人會猶豫彷徨，因為我們自己也會猶豫彷徨。16. 我們要理解他人，因為我們需要他人的理解。17. 生命之謎就是：我們在什么地方下車？坐在身旁的伴侶在什么地方下車？我們的朋友在什么地方下車？我們無從知曉 1

26、8. 我時常這樣想：到我該下車的時候，我會留戀嗎？我想我還是會的。和我的朋友分離，我會痛苦。讓我的孩子孤獨地前行，我會悲傷。 我執(zhí)著地希望在我們大家都要到達的那個終點站，我們還會相聚 19. 我的孩子們上車時沒有什么行李，如果我能在他們的行囊中留下美好的回憶，我會感到幸福。20. 我下車后，和我同行的旅客都還能記得我，想念我，我將感到快慰。21. 獻給你, 我生命列車上的同行者, 祝您旅途愉快!1. not long ago, i read a book, in which a mans life was compared to a journey.2. the life of a man i

27、s just like a hitchhiking，during which many times we go up and down. now and then things will happen accidently, some of which are to be unexpected excitement，while some heart-breaking sorrows. 3. when first embraced the world，we are already on the train of life. we take it for granted that the firs

28、t two persons, our parents, whom we are encountered with, will accompany us all the way.4. sadly，things do not go on as we thought.our parents will get off the train at a certain station，leaving us, bereft and helpless.their love and emotion to us and their irreplaceable company can be found in nowh

29、ere.5. however，there will be somebody else who will get on the train. some of them will have special meaning to us.6. some of them may be our siblings , relatives and friends, and we will also expereince the imperishable love.7. some of our travelling companions are quite light-hearted on the way.8.

30、 while some may bear immense sorrow.still some ,back and forth, are ready to hold out their hands for others who need help.9. some people alight off the train, yet they are still kept in the mind of the other passengers for long;some, to the opposite, leave their seats without being noticed.10. some

31、times, the one,who is dear to your heart, has huddled into another carriage. nothing but one you can do is just to keep on going, far away from him.11. of course, during the journey, you may stagger to another carriage to look for him.12. its a pity that you will never seat yourself beside him because the seat has been engaged by others. 13. never mind. the journey is full of challenges,dreams, hopes and departures- but only one thing is that you can