中美家庭观念的异同

• In the United States, the nuclear family is considered the “tradition” family. The family numbers are father, mother, children, and pets. It’s also named “simple” family.
夫妻关系
Both American and Chinese respect each other between husband and wife. They also give opposite side enough private space. American
would like to enjoy life. They spend money in tripping or on other amusement. On the contrary, Chinese people like to put money in the
婆来自百度文库关系
In China，the contradiction between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law exists from
ancient times. In ancient times, mother-in-law is evil
and daughter-in-law is miserable; in modern times,
for human children.
In the united states, parents pay more attention to the
freedom and equality. They attach importance to the
child's personal autonomy. They are children's friends. And also, independence is the basic requirements of the parents for their children.
中美家庭观念之 比较
家庭组成关系
我们是一家人，相亲相爱的一家人！ NUCLEAR FAMILY
以和为贵 （复式家庭）
（核心家庭）
• In China, there are many members of a family. Because of a lot of intricate relation, it’s considered to be the complex big family.
bank. They hope the other person has the family sense of
In the Chinese family, parents are in a dominant position. So they love “shaping “children. They want their children according to their wishes to develop, rather than themselves. In addition, children must be obedient, otherwise they’re considered not filial piety. Respect is the basic requirement
both are evil. So Chinese women often sigh: why women bother each other.
This contradiction between mother-in-law and daughter-inlaw doesn’t exists in the united
states. But the contradiction between the wife’s mother and son-in-law is already existed. The daughter is the mother's heart. If son-in-law is careless, he may make the wife’s mother unhappy.