从电影《刮痧》看中美文化差异【毕业论文】.doc

1、I（20_届）本科毕业设计英语从电影刮痧看中美文化差异GUASHATREATMENTREFLECTSTHECULTURALDIFFERENCESAMONGCHINAANDAMERICAICONTENTSABSTRACT1INTRODUCTION12DIFFERENTHOMEEDUCATIONBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICA221THEDIFFERENCESINHOMEEDUCATION2211THEDIFFERENTCONCEPTIONSINHOMEEDUCATION3212THEDIFFERENTROLESTHEPARENTSACT3213THEDIFFERENTWAYTOEDU

2、CATE422THEREASONFORTHEDIFFERENCESOFHOMEEDUCATIONBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICA5221DIFFERENTTRADITIONALEDUCATIONSBETWEENCHINESEANDAMERICAN5222DIFFERENTSOCIETYANDECONOMICBETWEENCHINESEANDAMERICAN6223DIFFERENTTRADITIONALCULTUREBETWEENCHINESEANDAMERICAN623THERESULTSOFTWODIFFERENTKINDSOFFAMILYEDUCATION73DIFFEREN

3、TFILIALPIETYBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICA931THEDIFFERENCESINFILIALPIETY9311DIFFERENTSITUATIONS9312DIFFERENTOPINIONABOUTFILIALPIETY9313THEDIFFERENTSITUATIONFORTHEAGEDBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICA1032THEREASONFORTHEDIFFERENCESOFFILIALPIETYBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICA10321DIFFERENTSTANDARDS10322OLDAGEDFIRSTCULTURALDIFFERE

4、NCEFAMILYEDUCATIONFILIALPIETY11INTRODUCTIONTHESTORYTAKESPLACEATTHEBANKOFMISSISSIPPIRIVERINSTLOUISXUDATONGHASBEENAMERICANFOR8YEARS,WHOSUCCEEDINHISPURSUITANDHASAHAPPYFAMILYATTHEANNUALINDUSTRYMEETING,XUDATONGTOLDEVERYBODYEXCITEDLYILOVEUS,MYAMERICANDREAMCOMETUREBUTTHECOMINGACCIDENTMAKESXUDATONGAWAKEFROM

5、HISSWEETDREAMXUDATONGSFIVEYEARSOLDSONDENNISRANATEMPERATUREBECAUSEOFHAVINGDIARRHEAHOWEVERHISGRANDFATHERCANNOTUNDERSTANDTHEINSTRUCTIONBOOKOFTHEMEDICINE,HEUSEDTHETRADITIONALCHINESEGUASHATREATMENTFORDENNISANDTHATBECAMETHEEVIDENCEFORXUDATONGMALTREATEDHISSONTHISFILMTALKSABOUTTHEPREJUDICEAGAINSTTHETRADITIO

6、NALCHINESEMEDICALSCIENCESEEMINGLY,BUTITREFLECTSMUCHCULTURALDIFFERENCESAMONGCHINAANDAMERICANTHISTHESISSELECTSTHETWOPHENOMENONINTHISFILMTHEDIFFERENCESINHOMEEDUCATIONANDTHEDIFFERENCESINSTANDARDSOFFILIALPIETY22DIFFERENTHOMEEDUCATIONBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICAATTHEBEGINNINGOFTHEFILM,DENNISHADAFIGHTWITHTHESONO

7、FXUDATONGSPARTNERQUINLAN,ANAMERICANXUDATONGASKEDHISSONTOAPOLOGIZETOQUINLANSCHILD,ANDHEHITHISSONWHENHEREFUSEDTOSAYSORRYTOTHEPARTNERSCHILDQUINLANFELTREALLYCONFUSEABOUTTHISSCENE,BUTXUDATONGSFATHERSEEMSUNDERSTANDITANDSAIDTHEOLDCHINESESAYING“当面教子，背后教妻”WHICHMEANSCHILDRENSHOULDBETEACHBEFOREACROWEDOFPEOPLE,

8、THATCANMAKESCHILDRENKNOWINGWHATSHAMEISANDTHATISONEOFTHEBIGDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICANHOMEEDUCATIONINCHINA,SOMEPARENTSHAVEASTRONGSENSEOFEDUCATIONANDTHEYLOVETODEPARTTHEIRCHILDRENFROMSTUDYANDLIFETHATBRINGSPRESSUREONTHEIRCHILDREN,ANDITWILLALSOCUTDOWNTHEHAPPINESSRELATIONSHIPBETWEENPARENTSANDTHEIRC

9、HILDRENFOREXAMPLE,THEYWOULDLIKETEACHINGTHEIRCHILDRENLITERATEORPOETRYWHILEONTHEBUSORWALKINGONTHESTREET,EVENGOTOTHESHOPORTOTHERESTAURANTBUTTHEYUSEDTOTAKECAREOFEVERYTHINGABOUTTHEIRCHILDRENSLIFELOUBISHENGSHOWSHISOPINIONABOUTTHECHINESEFAMILYEDUCATIONINHISTHESISKNOWINGTHEAMERICANFAMILYBITBYBITINTHEMAGAZIN

10、ETHEYOUNGGRADESCHOOLTEACHERSLOUBISHENG200604S4848INUS,PARENTSONLYRESPONSEFORTHEIRCHILDREN,ANDTHEYDONTTAKECAREABOUTEVERYTHINGABOUTTHEIRCHILDRENOPPOSITE,YOUNGMANMUSTTAKEINHANDOFSOMEHOUSEWORK,LIKEWASHINGTHEIRCLOTH,PRUNINGGRASSLANDANDSOONPARENTSCANPAYFORTHESPENDINGOFTRAVAILINGFORTHEIRCHILDRENBEFORETHEYG

11、OTOTHECOLLEGE,BUTTHATDOESNTMEANTHEYHAVETOCHILDRENCANMAKEMONEYTHEMSELVESATSCHOOLOROUTSIDEWHENTHEYARE18ANDBECOMEANADULT,THEYHAVETOSOLVEPROBLEMSTHEMSELVES,WHICHCOLLEGETOSELECT,HOWTOGETTHETUITIONFEE,WHICHJOBTOWORKBUTTHATDOESNTMEANTHEAMERICANPARENTSDONTCAREABOUTTHEIRCHILDRENTHEYSHOWTHEIRRESPONSIBILITYINT

12、EACHINGTHEIRCHILDREN“4KNOWING”KNOWINGTHEVALUEABOUTTHEMSELVES,KNOWINGTHERESPONSIBILITYOFTHEMOWN,KNOWINGENOUGHSEXUALKNOWLEDGE,KNOWINGHOWTORESPECTOTHERSANDKEEPINGINLAWZHANGYUNSHANG2006216186/1821THEDIFFERENCESINHOMEEDUCATIONINALIFETIME,FAMILYISTHEFIRSTSCHOOL,INWHICHPARENTSARETHEFIRSTTEACHERSFORTHECHILD

13、RENCHILDRENARETHEHOPESOFANATION,ANDFAMILYEDUCATIONISTHEELEMENTARYEDUCATIONFORCHILDRENTHEREAREMANYTYPESOFFAMILYEDUCATIONINTHEWORLDANDEACHOFTHEMSHOWSDISTINCTIVEFEATURESANDISCLOSELYRESPONSIVETOITSCULTURETHEREAREGREATDIFFERENCESINTHECONCEPTSOFEDUCATION,AIMOFEDUCATION,METHODSOFEDUCATIONANDCONTENTSOFEDUCA

14、TIONBETWEENAMERICANFAMILYEDUCATIONANDCHINESEFAMILYEDUCATIONTHEREISASCENEINTHIS3FILMXUDATONGBOXEDHISSONSEARSWHENHESAWHISCHILDWASFIGHTINGWITHHISFOREIGNBOSSSSONANDASKHISSONTOAPOLOGIZETOTHEMTHATSCENEMAKESTHEBOSSFEELVERYSURPRISEWHYAFATHERSHOULDSHOWHISAPOLOGYBYHITTINGHISSONANDTHATISTHEDIFFERENTATTITUDEBET

15、WEENCHINESEANDAMERICANPARENTSTOTHEIRCHILDRENWHENTHEYDIDSOMETHINGWRONGANDTHEIRWETOTEACHTHEIRSONS211THEDIFFERENTCONCEPTIONSINHOMEEDUCATIONCHINESEPARENTSTAKEMUCHCARESABOUTTHEIRCHILDRENSFUTURE,LIKEWHATKINDOFJOBHEORSHEWILLSELECTANDIFTHEYCANHAVEAGOODLIFEORNOTBECAUSEOFTHAT,CHINESEPARENTSFEELITISTHEIRRESPON

16、SIBILITYTOCREATEASGOODCONDITIONSASPOSSIBLETHEYCANFORTHEIRCHILDRENINOTHERWORDS,CHILDRENSFATHERANDMOTHERWILLDOANYTHINGIFTHEYTHINKITISGOODFORTHEIRSONSORDAUGHTERSFUTUREINORDERTOLETTHEIRCHILDRENTOHAVEAGOODACHIEVEMENTATSTUDY,THEYDONTALLOWCHILDRENDOANYTHINGELSEBUTLEARNINGORREADINGTEXTBOOKSHOWEVER,AMERICANP

17、ARENTSGENERALLYTHINKTHATTHEIRCHILDRENSHOULDGROWUPBYTHEIROWNSTRENGTHANDEXPERIENCESOTHATTHEYTAKEMUCHCAREABOUTPRACTICETHEIRCHILDRENINTHEABILITYTOFITINWITHTHENEEDOFTHESOCIETYBYTHEMSELVESINAMERICAN,PARENTSAIMSARETOTRAINTHEIRCHILDRENTOHAVETHEABILITYOFADAPTINGTOENVIRONMENTALVARIETYANDTHEABILITYOFLIVINGINDE

18、PENDENTLYCOMPAREDWITHAMERICAN,CHINESEPARENTSHAVEAVERYDIFFERENTCONCEPTOFCHILDRENSEDUCATIONZHANGXIAOLIANG201023212THEDIFFERENTROLESTHEPARENTSACTINCHINA,PARENTSARETHEAUTHORITYOFAFAMILYASTHEYSEE,CHILDRENWILLNEVERGROWUPINCHINESEFAMILY,THEYOUNGERSHOULDALWAYSOBEYWHATEVERTHEOLDERSAYSBUTNOWADAYS,INSOMECHINES

19、EFAMILYTHESITUATIONISTOTALLYOPPOSITE,BECAUSETODAYMOSTOFCHINESEPARENTSLIVEINCITYHAVEONLYONECHILD,SOITCANBEEASYTOOVERINDULGETHEIRONLYSONORDAUGHTERANDMAKESTHEFAMILYMEMBERSFEELUNFAIRWHENTHEYLIVETOGETHERINCHINA,CHILDRENHAVEFEWRIGHTSTOJOININTHEDECISIONINTHEFAMILY,ANDWHATTHEIRPARENTSHOPETHEMTOBEISTOBEOBEDI

20、ENTTHEREISANESSENTIALDIFFERENCEBETWEENTWOCOUNTRIESAIMOFFAMILYEDUCATION,WITHTOEXPECTTHECHILDTOBECOMEANOUTSTANDINGPERSONAGEANDTOHOPETHECHILDTOBEACOMPREHENSIVEANDINDEPENDENTPERSONGIVINGEXPRESSIONSTOTHEDIFFERENCETOMOSTCHINESEPARENTS,THEAIMISEXPECTINGTHEIRCHILDTOBEA“DRAGON”,WHICHIS“WANGZICHENGLONG”INCHIN

21、ESEBUTAMERICANPARENTSTAKEHOPINGTHECHILDTOBEAMANOFABILITYWHICHIS“WANGZICHENGREN”INCHINESEASTHEIRAIMFORCHINESEPARENTS,THEIRAIMISTODOANYTHINGTOSUPPORTTHEIRCHILDRENTOGETHIGHMARKSWHATFORMSAPPARENTCONTRASTTOITIS,AMERICAPARENTSGIVE4THEIRCHILDRENMORETRAININGABOUTIMPROVINGABILITIESTHEYTRYTOTRAINTHEIRCHILDREN

22、TOHAVETHEABILITYOFADAPTINGTOENVIRONMENTALVARIETYANDTHEABILITYOFLIVINGINDEPENDENTLY213THEDIFFERENTWAYTOEDUCATETHEREISABIGDIFFERENCEINTHEWAYOFEDUCATIONBETWEENCHINESEANDAMERICANPARENTSZHANGHUAICHENGSHOWSHISOPINIONABOUTCHINESEFAMILYEDUCATIONINHISBOOKCHINESEFAMILYAMERICANBASICEDUCATIONPAYSATTENTIONTOUSIN

23、GKNOWLEDGECHINESEBASICEDUCATIONPAYSATTENTIONTOACCUMULATEANDINDOCTRINATEKNOWLEDGEANDREGARDIFSTUDENTCANHAVEACOMMANDOFWHATTHEYHAVELEARNEDANDTRAINSTUDENTSFORCONVERGENTTHINKINGHOWEVER,AMERICANBASICEDUCATIONPAYSATTENTIONTOTRAINSTUDENTSABILITYTHATSOLVEPIRATICALPROBLEMSWITHUSINGWHATTHEYHAVELEARNTANDREGARDTO

24、TEACHSTUDENTSTHEIMPORTANCEABOUTINNOVATIONINVIEWOFTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEENCHINESEANDAMERICANTRADITIONALEDUCATIONSABOVE,WECANDRAWACONCLUSIONTHATINNOVATIONISTHECHARACTERISTICOFAMERICANTRADITIONALEDUCATIONIICHINESEEDUCATIONISTHESYSTEMATICEDUCATIONANDAMERICANEDUCATIONISTHEELITEEDUCATIONASYANGZHENGNING,THEWIN

25、NEROFNOBELPRIZE,SAIDTHEEDUCATIONALPHILOSOPHYOFCHINAANDAMERICAISTOTALLYDIFFERENTTHEAMERICANEDUCATIONALPHILOSOPHYISGOODFORTHE30TO40TOPSTUDENTSBECAUSETHEYDONTHAVETOSTUDYSTEPBYSTEPANDCANPLAYTHEIRIMAGINATIONBUTTHECHINESEEDUCATIONALPHILOSOPHYISSUITABLEFORTHESTUDENTSINTHEMIDDLEGRADEABOUT30TO40,BECAUSETHESE

26、STUDENTSTUDYSTEPBYSTEPANDHAVEASOLIDBACKGROUNDWHICHCANMAKETHEMSUCCEEDIIICHINESEEDUCATIONISBASEDONTHESITUATIONTHATBRAINISINDEPENDENTOFCOMPUTERANDREMEMBERSTHEKNOWLEDGEASMUCHASPOSSIBLEANDUSESTHEMASMUCHTHEYCANBECAUSEOFTHAT,CHINESESTUDENTSBRAINSARETRAINEDENOUGHFORTHESETWOSIDESHOWEVERTHEAMERICANEDUCATIONIS

27、BASEDONTHESITUATIONTHATMAKETHEMOSTOFCOMPUTERANDGIVEUPDEVELOPINGTHEAREATHATCOMPUTERCANWORKBUTDEVELOPTHEAREACOMPUTERCANNOTWORKFORSHANGGUANMUZI2002SOCHINESESTUDENTSHAVETHEADVANTAGETOSTRIVEFORTHESCHOLARSHIPANDAMERICANSTUDENTSAREBETTERATPRACTICEFIELDTHANCHINESESTUDENTSSOWECANFINDOUTTHATAMERICANEDUCATIONH

28、ASTHEADVANTAGETHATTHEIRSTUDENTSCANMAKETHEMOSTOFINFORMATIONTOOLTOSOLVEPROBLEMANDBRINGFORTHNEWIDEAS222THEDIFFERENCESINECONOMYBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICANITHEDIFFERENCESINECONOMICCHINAHASALONGHISTORYWITHALARGEPOPULATIONTHEREFORETHEREARESOFEWOPPORTUNITIESTOFINDAJOBEVENAGOODJOBWHICHCANDECIDEONESLIFEHAPPINESSA

29、NDGETTINGHIGHMARKSHASBECOMEANECESSARYCONDITIONTOHAVEAGOODJOBANDFUTURETHECONDITIONOFECONOMYINAMERICAISBETTERTHANTHATINCHINA,SOTHEREAREMOREEMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITIESINAMERICAAMERICANPARENTSTHINKPROFESSIONISNOTDISTINGUISHEDWHETHERITISNOBLEORINHERINGASLONGASTHEYCANSURVIVEINSOCIETYIITHEDIFFERENCESINSOCIETYS

30、OFAR,SOCIALSECURITYSYSTEMANDOLDAGECAREHAVENOTBEEN6PERFECTINCHINAMANYCHINESEPARENTSTAKETHEIRCHILDRENASTHEIRPRIVATEPOSSESSIONINORDERTORECEIVETHECHILDRENSRETURN,WHICHISREFLECTEDINTHEMETHODSOFEDUCATIONFORTHISREASON,THEIRCHILDRENSHIGHSCORESHAVEBECOMETHEIRORIGINOFPRIDEBUTINAMERICA,THEREISAPROSPERDEVELOPME

31、NTOFECONOMYANDSANESOCIALSECURITYSYSTEM,SOAMERICANPARENTSDONTCOUNTONTHEIRCHILDRENSSUPPORTTHEYSEEEDUCATINGCHILDTOBEANINDEPENDENT,CONSCIENTIOUSANDKINDHEARTEDPERSONASTHEIRDUTIES223CHINESEANDAMERICANTRADITIONALCULTUREAREVERYDIFFERENTICHINAWITHALONGHISTORYHASASORTOFCOHESIVEANDCONSERVATIVESENSEOFWORTH,WHIC

32、HISLACKOFSPIRITOFADVENTUREANDINNOVATIVECONSCIOUSNESSTHEREISASHORTAGEOFENVIRONMENTINWHICHPEOPLECANACCEPTNEWIDEASBYCONTRARIES,AMERICAISANATIONOFIMMIGRANTSWITHASHORTHISTORY,THEREREMAINSSOLITTLETRADITIONALCULTUREWITHTHEINFLUENCEOFMULTICULTUREANDSENSEOFWORTH,ITISEASYTOACCEPTNEWTHOUGHTSANDCULTURESOAMERICA

33、CHILDRENAREBETTERATTAKINGRISKSANDINNOVATINGIIINCHINA,PEOPLEADVOCATECOLLECTIVISMWHICHEMPHASIZESTHECOLLECTIVEINTERESTSMOREIMPORTANTTHANPERSONALINTERESTSTHEREFORE,CHINESEPARENTSUSUALLYREPLACECHILDRENSINTERESTSBYTHEIROWNWILLSANDTHOUGHTSTHEYDESIGNCHILDRENSFUTURESTANDINGINTHEADULTANGLEWHATSMORE,INCHINESEF

34、AMILY,PARENTSCANRAISETHEIRCHILDRENINTHELIFETIMEHOWEVER,STRESSINGPERSONALITY,UPHOLDINGINDIVIDUALDEVELOPMENTANDCARINGABOUTPERSONALBENEFITAREALLTHECORESOFAMERICANCULTURERATIONALISTICAMERICANPARENTSINSISTTHATCHILDRENAFTER18YEARSOLDSHOULDBEINDEPENDENTANDNOTRELYONTHEIRPARENTS23THERESULTSOFTWODIFFERENTKIND

35、SOFFAMILYEDUCATIONTHERESULTSOFFAMILYEDUCATIONINTHETWOCOUNTRIESALSODISPLAYOBVIOUSDIFFERENCESBECAUSEOFTHEDIFFERENCESOFEDUCATIONCONCEPTS,AIM,METHODSANDCONTENTSTHESEAREMAINLYREFLECTEDINFIVEASPECTSMOSTAMERICANCHILDRENCANADAPTTOTHESOCIETYMORESMOOTHLYTHANMANYCHINESECHILDRENTHEYCANFACEANDOVERCOMESETBACKSMOR

36、EEASILYCOMPAREDWITHINDEPENDENTAMERICANCHILDREN,CHINESECHILDRENHAVEPARTICULARLYMUCHREQUIREMENTSANDSTRONGDEPENDENCE,ANDTHEYALWAYSWANTTOGETOTHERSCAREASARESULTOFPARENTSOVERPROTECTION,CHINESECHILDRENHAVEFEWABILITIESOFPERSONALINTERACTIONAMERICANCHILDRENAREOPPOSITEATTHISPOINTGENERALLYSPEAKING,MANYAMERICANC

37、HILDRENLACKTHESENSEOFRESPONSIBILITYTOSUPPORTTHEIRPARENTSINCOMPARISONWITHCHINESECHILDRENASAWHOLE,THERELATIONSHIPAMONGCHINESEFAMILYMEMBERSISMOREHARMONYTHANTHATAMONGAMERICANFAMILYTHERELATIONSHIPOFCHINESEFAMILYISVERYCLOSE,BUTINAMERICA,FAMILYMEMBERSLOOK7LIKESEPARATEINDIVIDUALSACCORDINGTOOURCOUNTRYSSPECIA

38、LCIRCUMSTANCES,THENUMBEROFONECHILDFAMILYISBECOMINGLARGER,SOFAMILYEDUCATIONMUSTBEIMPROVEDINTHEPROJECTOFEDUCATIONALREFORMANDDEVELOPMENTANDFAMILYEDUCATIONMUSTBECOMBINEDWITHSCHOOLEDUCATIONANDSOCIALEDUCATIONTHEREFORE,ITISNECESSARYTOCHANGETRADITIONALFAMILYIDEASFIRST,PARENTSSHOULDEDUCATETHEIRCHILDRENINSOCI

39、ALENVIRONMENT,INOTHERWORDS,THEYSHOULDNOTONLYTEACHTHEIRCHILDRENTHEKNOWLEDGEOFSURVIVAL,BUTALSOTHERESPONSIBILITIESFORSOCIETYSECONDLY,THEYMUSTCULTIVATETHEIRCHILDRENSCONSCIOUSNESSOFINDEPENDENCE,SELFSUPPORT,COOPERATIONANDTHESPIRITOFCARINGFOROTHERSANDDEVELOPINGTHEQUANTITIESOFPERSONREQUIRESPARENTS,ESPECIALL

40、YTHEFAMILIESWITHONECHILD,TOCOMPLETELYCHANGETHEWRONGWAYSWHICHTHEYUSEDINTHEPASTTHEREFORE,MUCHCANBELEARNEDFROMTHEWAYSOFFAMILYEDUCATIONINTHEUNITEDSTATES83DIFFERENTFILIALPIETYBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICANINTHISSTORY,WHENTHEPROTECTCHILDRENGROUPSTARTTOSUBMITXUDATONGSCASETOTHECOURTINORDERTOAVOIDHISFATHERINTOTHETR

41、OUBLE,XUDATONGCHEATEDTOTHEJUDGETHATHEUSEDTHEGUASHATREATMENTTOHISSONBUTTHATKINDOFCHINESEFILIALPIETYCANNOTBEUNDERSTOODBYAMERICANWHENQUINLANKNEWTHETRUTH,HEASKEDDATONGSWIFEWHYHEWOULDDOTHATDATONGSWIFESANSWERISEASYBUTMEANINGFUL“BECAUSEHEISACHINESE”CHINESEANDAMERICANHAVEDIFFERENTOPINIONABOUTTHEIRPARENTSCHI

42、NESETAKESMUCHCAREABOUT“XIAODAO”,BUTINAMERICAITHARDLYFINDSASUITABLEWORLDTOMEANINGTHISWORDTHATSALWAYSMAKESLOTSOFMISUNDERSTANDINGS31THEDIFFERENCESINFILIALPIETYQUINLANSENTTHEOLDMANHOMEANDASKEDKENIFITWASTHEFAULTOFXUDATONGSFATHERS,KENAPOSITIVERESPONSETOHIM,QUINLANEYESWITHTEARS,STRESSINGEACHSYLLABLE“BECAUS

43、EHEISCHINESE“QUINLANSEEMSNOTFULLYUNDERSTAND,LOOKINGATTHESTAIRSOFTHEFATHERANDSONATTHISTIMEAGENTLEPIANORINGS,THESONHELPEDMYFATHERWALKINGUPSTAIRSSLOWLY,STEPBYSTEPTHISISTHECHINESEFILIALPIETY311THEDIFFERENTSITUATIONSTHEFILIALPIETYHASMORETHAN4THOUSANDSYEARSINCHINAATTHEFATHERSIBTIMEANDITISAETHICALCULTUREIN

44、CHINA,ANDITTELLSCHINESEPEOPLEGETALONGWITHOTHERSQUITEWELL,ANDITISALSOATIEFORPEOPLEGETTOGETHERINTHEIREMOTIONCONFUCIUSDEFINEDTHEFILIALPIETYASTHEOBEISANCETOPARENTSANDCHINESEFILIALPIETYHASDEVELOPEDBECAUSEOFTHEFEUDALISMTHEWESTERNCULTURESTARTATTHEANCIENTGREEKSLAVEDEMOCRACYANDTHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENPEOPLEISN

45、OTJUSTTHEBLOODRELATIONSHIPBUTFACEFORTHECONTRADICTIONOUTOFTHEWORLDTHEYHAVETOKNOWABOUTTHISWORLDSOTHEYCAREABOUTTHEMATERIALCONDITIONSMUCHMORETHANTHEIRINNERWORLDTHEWESTERNCULTUREISTHEHUMANISTICCULTUREWHICHTHEYCAREABOUTTHEHUMANSINDEPENDENTDEVELOPMENTANDHAVEAWEAKSENSEOFBLOODRELATIONSHIPORTHEIRFAMILYYEJIZON

46、GTWOEXOTICFLOWERSONDIFFERENTCULTURESOILCOMPARISONOFSINOWESTERNFILIALMORALITYCONTENTSOFJOURNALOFXIAOGANUNIVERSITYVOL22NO49312THEDIFFERENTOPINIONSABOUTFILIALPIETYINAMERICAN,PROVIDINGFORTHEAGEDISNOTTHERESPONSIBILITYFORAFAMILYANDATTHEAMERICANFAMILY,THERELATIONSHIPBETWEENPARENTSANDTHEIRCHILDRENAREFREEAND

47、EQUALITYAMERICANFAMILYLOOKSTHEFILIALPIETYASAKINDOFFRIENDSHIPSOTHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENTHEMSHOULDBEKEPTBYBOTHSIDESHOWEVERCHINESEFILIALPIETYISTOTALLYDIFFERENTFILIALPIETYHASBEENUNILATERALLYACCENTUATEDTOOMUCHTHISKINDOFRESPONSIBILITIESPRESSEDHEAVILYONCHINESEANDITISNOTJUSTAKINDOFPIETYBUTITISALSOAKINDOFMEASU

48、REOFMORALQUALITYATCHINATHESAMEPROBLEMBETWEENCHILDANDTHEIRPARENTSATCHINAANDAMERICACANBESEENASTWODIFFERENTRESULTSINUS,THEPROBLEMCANBESEENASTHEPROBLEMITISBUTINCHINA,ITISTOTALLYDIFFERENT,PEOPLEDONTCAREABOUTTHECASEOFTHISPROBLEMBECAUSEINTHEIROPINIONISWILLBETHEFAULTOFYOUNGMANWHATSMOREITWILLINFLUENCEOTHERSO

49、PINIONABOUTTHEMORALQUALITYOFTHATYOUNGMAN313THEDIFFERENTSITUATIONFORTHEAGEDBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICATHEREISAPOPULARSENTENCETHEUNITEDSTATESISCHILDRENSPARK,YOUTHBATTLEFIELD,THEOLDMANSGRAVEITSHOWSUSTHESITUATIONABOUTTHEAGEDPEOPLEINAMERICANTHOUGHITISALITTLEEXAGGERATION,THECHINESEOLDMENHAVEABETTERSITUATIONTHANTHOSEINAMERICANCHINESETAKEMUCHCAREABOUTTHEHAPPINESSOFFAMILYUNIONANDMAKEITASTHEPURSUITOFLIFE32THEREASONFORTHEDIFFERENCESOFFILIALPIETYBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICA321DIFFERENTSTANDARDSTHEDIFFERENCESABOUTTHEFILIALPIETYACTUALLYAREDIFFERENCESABOUTTHEFAMILYSTANDARD