中美家庭模式及觀念比較(英文版)課件_第1頁
中美家庭模式及觀念比較(英文版)課件_第2頁
中美家庭模式及觀念比較(英文版)課件_第3頁
中美家庭模式及觀念比較(英文版)課件_第4頁
中美家庭模式及觀念比較(英文版)課件_第5頁
已閱讀5頁,還剩23頁未讀, 繼續(xù)免費閱讀

下載本文檔

版權說明:本文檔由用戶提供并上傳,收益歸屬內容提供方,若內容存在侵權,請進行舉報或認領

文檔簡介

Chapter9Family

May15thof2006istheeleventhInternationalFamilyDay.Since1980s,thenumberofthefamiliesintheworldhasbeenincreasinggreatly;whilethefamilyscaleshavebeenshrinkingsteadily,andpeople’sconceptionoffamilyhaschangedalot.Allofthesechangesbringaboutagreatshocktothewholesocietyalong.Inthischapterwewillmainlytalkaboutthefamiliesofthetwoculturesfromthefollowingaspects:Chapter9FamilyMay15thResidenceandPrivacy2.ParentsandChildren3.Housework4.FamilyStructureResidenceandPrivacy2.PareⅠ.ResidenceandPrivacyThereisalwaysabigorsmallyardinmostwesternhomes,withsomebushesaroundtheyard.Butthereseldomisanytallandbigenclosingwall.ManyAmericansjustusesomecurtainsorshutterstoseparatetheinsidefromtheoutside.Ⅰ.ResidenceandPrivacyThereWhileinChina,thehousesarealwaysenclosedbyaverytallandbigwall,whichoftenseparatestheinsideworldapartfromtheoutsidecompletely.Fromtheoutsideworld,peoplecanjustseetheroof.Behindthetallwall,thereisashorterone,withawoodenscreenseparatingtheoutsidefromtheinsideagain.WhileinChina,thehouses2.Asfortheinsidearrangementsofthehouse,therearealsosomedifferences.Thewesternersputonmuchstressontheirpersonalspace.Therefore,respectivelythereisadoorinthebathroom,bedroom,sitting-roomoreventhekitchen.Nobodycaninvadeanyoneelse’spersonalspace:parentshavenothefreedomtoenterthechildren’sroom,andthesamewiththechildren.2.AsfortheinsidearrangemeInmanyChinesefamilies,unlesstherearemarriedchildren,therearefewpersonalrights.SomeChinesechildren,evenwithabighouse,maystaywiththeirparentsuntilseveralyearsold.Parentscaninterfereintheirchildren’saffairs,andchildrenalsohavetherighttousetheirparents’articles.Whenthechildrenbreaksomething,theirparentsmayblamethemforthebreakingbutnotfortheirprivacy.InmanyChinesefamilies,uⅡ.ParentsandChildrenOntherelationshipbetweentheparentsandchildren,therearealotofdifferencesbetweenthetwocultures.TheWesternerspaymuchattentiontotheirchildren’srights.Thiscanbeembodiedinsomanyorganizationsforchildren,suchastheChildren’sWelfareAssociationmentionedinthemovieGuasha.WhileinChina,parentsareinfullchargeoftheirchildren.Ⅱ.ParentsandChildrenOn2.IntheWesterncountries,parentsmaylearnfromtheirchildren,especially,theyareproudofthisbehavior.Theimportantthingfortheparentsiswhattheyshoulddofortheirchildren.TheChineseparentsseldomlearnfromtheirchildren.Whattheystressiswhatcantheirchildrendoforthem,evenwhenthechildrenarelearningfortheirfuture,theymayputonthismission---fortheirparents’sake.2.IntheWesterncountries,3.Fortheabovereason,inChina,onlythefinancialsupportfortheparentsisfarfromenough.Thechildrenmustkeepinmindthattheirparentsarealwaysright.Andwheneverandwherevertheyare,theyshouldmanagetomeettheirparents’desireandmakesureoftheirsafety.Whenparentscannotgetwellalongwithhiswife,amanevenmaydivorceforhisparents’sake.3.Fortheabovereason,inCh4.Theotherdifferenceisreflectedintheattitudestowardstoys.Whenthechildbreaksatoy,theChinesemothermaypunishherchild,whiletheAmericanmothermaypraisethechildforhisorhercreativity.InChina,atoymaybekeptforseveralyears,even,severalgenerations.AnAmericanmothermaythinkofitassignalsofbeingslow.4.Theotherdifferenceisref5.Whenwesternerstalkabouttheirfamily,theyoftenrefertotheirparentsandtheunmarriedsiblings.WhilewhenitcomestoChinese,theymayalsoincludetheirgrandparentsandotherevenmarriedrelatives.Theymaynotlivetogether,buttheyareofteninthesamevillageorthenearone,whichisourChinesetradition.Thewesternersoftenlivefarawayfromeachother,onlytogatheronfestivalsorholidays.5.Whenwesternerstalkabout6.DuetothedifferenceinNo.5,childrencontactwithnotonlytheirparentsandsiblings,butalsootherrelatives,whichmeanstheyhavearelativelybiggerinterpersonalandeducationalcircle.Forexample,inChina,allmembersoftheeldergenerationcaninstructachild,butinwesterncountries,it’sonlytheparents’duty.6.DuetothedifferenceinNo7.Anotherdifferenceis,inChina,parentsandchildrendependoneachotherclosely.Forexample,inChina,asonmustsupporthisfather(somebigfamilieswithlargecapital),andthefathershouldalsosupporthisson.8.Generationgapisaveryseriousprobleminwesterncountries.Becauseparentsalwayscannotagreewiththeirchildreninmanyaspectslikeclothes,hairstyle,job,friendsormarriage.Manychildrenmayleavetheirhome,dropoutofschooloreventakedrugs.Itisalsoamaincauseofthequarrelbetweenmother-in-lawanddaughter-in-law.7.Anotherdifferenceis,inCⅢ.Housework

InBritain,apartfromsomeyoungmen,theconservativemenwillneverdohousework.Theythinkdoinghouseworkisthewife’staskandtheyconsideritashamed.ThereforeinBritain,manymenwouldliketoreadnewspapersonsofaorwatchTVratherthanhelptheirwivestodosomething.WhileinAmerica,husbandsmayalwayshelptheirwivescleanthehouseorlookaftertheirchildren.Atleisure,Americanhusbandsoftenplaywiththeirchildrenandteachthemsomeathleticskills.Ⅲ.HouseworkInBritain,1.Inwesterncountriesmarriedchildrenusuallydonotlivewiththeirparents.Onepatternthatwascommoninthe1950sandcoversaboutoneineightfamiliestodayiswheretheparentsandmarriedchildrenliveclosetogetherbutinseparatehouses.Thefamilybondremainsstrongbymeetingeachotherfrequentlytohelpeachotherwhenneededandmothersanddaughtersarelikelytomeeteachotherfrequently.Ⅳ.FamilyStructure1.Inwesterncountriesmarrie2.Anotherpatterniswhereparentsandmarriedchildrenlivefurtherapart(usuallyaboutanhour’scardrivefromeachother).Theymaymeetonlyonceortwiceamonthbutkeepincontactwitheachotherbytelephoneandhelpeachotherwhennecessary.Thispatternisgrowingandcoversabouthalfofthepopulation.Itisfoundespeciallyinmiddle-classfamiliesinthesoutheastofEngland.2.Anotherpatterniswherepa3.Themostcommonfamilypatterninwesterncountriesiscallednuclearfamily---onlyparentsandtheirunmarriedchildren(oftenoneortwochildrenliveinasetofhouse.NuclearfamilyisthecharacteristicofWesternfamilies.3.Themostcommonfamilypatt4.Apartfromnuclearfamily,thereisastableincreaseinsingleparentfamilyduetotheincreasingdivorcerate,livingapartofthecouple,oneabandoningtheotherandtheincreaseofbastards(私生子).Therearealwaysalotoffinancialproblemsinsingleparentfamilies.Thefinancialstatusofsingleparentfamiliesisonlynexttotheunemployedandthoselivingonoldagepension.Inadditionthechildrenwithoutfathersaremorelikelytocommitcrimes.4.Apartfromnuclearfamily,5.Withtheincreaseofdivorce,remarryingisanothercommonphenomenoninwesterncountries.Remarriedparentshavetheirownchildrenorchildwiththechildrenfromtheformerfamilies.Inthiscaseachildmayhavetwofathersandtwomothers.Alsotheremaybesomenewproblems.Getsth.fromthissentence“John,yourchildrenandmychildrenarebeatingourchild.”5.Withtheincreaseofdivorc6.Inwesterncountries,thereisanotherpocket-sizedfamily.Thiskindoffamilyiscomposedbysomefashionablecouples.Theyarejustenthusiasticabouttherealizationoftheirself-valueandself-development,andtheyonlystriveforpersonalfreedomandenjoyment.Theyarenotinterestedinbearingchildren.Nowwithmoreandmorewomengoingouttoworkandhavingtheirownincome,thiskindoffamilywhichiscalledDINKFamily---DoubleIncomeNoKids

developsveryfast6.Inwesterncountries,there7.AccordingtoanarticleinTimes,thetypesofBritishfamilieshavehadgreatchangesinthelastthreedecades.Thetrendmainlyisthedecreaseofmarriedhousehold:from55%in1991to45%in2001.Thusthereoccurssomeothertypesoffamilypatterns:onepersonfamilies(causedbytheincreaseinthenumberofelderlypeopleinBritain---emptynestandyoungpeoplechoosingtoliveontheirownaswellasmoreandmoreyoungpeoplechoosesinglelife.)7.Accordingtoanarticlein

(2)Cohabitants/compoundfamily(Thisgroupincludesthreesub-types:①thetwoperson’srelationshipisinfacthusbandandwife.Theyjustdidn’thavetheregistrationandwedding.Theymayalsohavetheirchildren.Itisreportedthatthereare11%oftheBritishchildrenunder16livinginsuchfamilies.②thetwoarejustfriendsorcolleagues,andtheyjustshareasetofhouseandtheyhavetheirownliferespectively.ThisisverycommoninChinatoo.)(2)Cohabitants/compoundfamil③thethirdistherearenotonlytwocohabitants.Maybeseveralsinglesorseveralcoupleslivetogetherandtheyallhavetheirownlivesbuttheymaysharesomeexpenses.Thiskindoffamilyisnowcalledgroupfamilyandisverypopularinmanybigcitiesforthesakeofhighexpenses.③thethirdistherearenoton8.Thereisalsoanincreaseinanothertwotypesofhouseholds:kangaroo’sfamily(oldunmarriedchildrenlivingwiththeirparents)andthehouseholdwithyounghusbandandolderwife(老妻少夫).

9.SINKfamily:withthechangeofpeople’snotion,thereoccursfull-timewifeorfull-timehusbandwithoutchildandthiskindoffamilyiscalledSINKfamily---SingleIncomeNokids.Manypeoplemaystriveforthiskindoflife,butithassomepotentialdangerasitmaydestroyaperson’spsychologicalbalance.

8.Thereisalsoanincreasei10.Besidestheabovefamilypatterns,inwesterncountries,therearealsothefamilieswithseveralgenerations---maybethreeorfourlivetogether---calledextendedfamilywhichistypicalofChina.10.Besi

溫馨提示

  • 1. 本站所有資源如無特殊說明,都需要本地電腦安裝OFFICE2007和PDF閱讀器。圖紙軟件為CAD,CAXA,PROE,UG,SolidWorks等.壓縮文件請下載最新的WinRAR軟件解壓。
  • 2. 本站的文檔不包含任何第三方提供的附件圖紙等,如果需要附件,請聯(lián)系上傳者。文件的所有權益歸上傳用戶所有。
  • 3. 本站RAR壓縮包中若帶圖紙,網(wǎng)頁內容里面會有圖紙預覽,若沒有圖紙預覽就沒有圖紙。
  • 4. 未經權益所有人同意不得將文件中的內容挪作商業(yè)或盈利用途。
  • 5. 人人文庫網(wǎng)僅提供信息存儲空間,僅對用戶上傳內容的表現(xiàn)方式做保護處理,對用戶上傳分享的文檔內容本身不做任何修改或編輯,并不能對任何下載內容負責。
  • 6. 下載文件中如有侵權或不適當內容,請與我們聯(lián)系,我們立即糾正。
  • 7. 本站不保證下載資源的準確性、安全性和完整性, 同時也不承擔用戶因使用這些下載資源對自己和他人造成任何形式的傷害或損失。

評論

0/150

提交評論