美国人的价值观(英文版)ppt课件

1、American Values 组员：毛美娟 左孝梅 周福萍 杨秀兰,American values,Origin and causes Contents Spread and effects,一、Origin,美国的建立与基督教尤其是新教息息相关。 The foundation of America is related to both Christianity and Protestantism,America is a highly modern society, and it is a religious country as well. Three fourths of Americ

2、ans are Christians. It is one of the countries whose principle of separation of church and state is carried out thoroughly, but there are some politic factors discovered in their political life and social life. American values exists in this background,With the development of America history, its ke

3、y value combined and developed with society, and it gradually formed the mainstream of socialist core values, which based on substance, Individualism and so on,Causes American values has a closely connection with the construction of America. Most of the people are immigrants, no matter where are you

4、 come from, only with persistent struggle, can you survive on the continent,二、Content,1.Individualism(个人主义) 2. Strong sense of time 3.Future orientation(未来至上) 4.Work orientation（工作至上） 5.Practical 6.Money orientation（金钱至上） 7.Take an active part in charity,I am the Saviour（救世主,Americans think that the

5、y are the master of nature, they can control the environment around them. When they get into trouble, the first thought come into their mind is that they can conquer it without others help,1.Individualism(个人主义,Americans citizens,Americans citizens emphasize on achievements and respect heroes. They b

6、elieve that ones personal value is equivalent to his achievement in his career,Personal rights cannot violate（侵犯） All men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. the Declaration of Ind

7、ependence 人人生而平等；造物主赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利，其中有生命权，自由权，追求幸福的权利。 独立宣言,Equality Americans believe that all people are created equal and that all should have an equal opportunity to succeed. Parents and children are friends. Americans hate to treat the person who has a higher social state with great respect,Indi

8、vidual competition America is a country that the weak are the prey of the strong（弱肉强食）. In order to change their social class and make their lifetime dream come true, they have to compete with others, and competition has already became one popular attitude in the society,Personal thinking People wer

9、e nurtured to learn autocriticism(自我反省)、self-management、self-affirmation(自我肯定)，not follow the herd, especially do as others instruction. So, Americans good at thinking, not trust other people easily, especially the government,Directness(直接) and openness（坦率） Americans are likely to be completely hone

10、st in delivering their negative evaluations. If you did something wrong, theyll tell you directly, not like people in other countries to express their opinions in a polite way,2. Strong sense of time,Time is of utmost importance to most Americans. Their lives seem controlled by the little machines t

11、hey wear on their next appointment on time. So, in the US, “make an appointment（预约）” and “arrival on time（准时到达）” are very important,3.Future orientation(未来至上,Americans devalue the past. They are hopeful that the future will bring even greater happiness. They can face up to varieties of frustrations

12、in their lives since they looking forward to the future,4.Work orientation（工作至上,Americans extremely despise（鄙视） the deadbeat people（游手好闲者）. In their view, work is the matter must be treated seriously. Since you live in the world, you have the “vocation（天职）” to work,Such a “no-nonsence（绝不胡闹）” attitud

13、e toward life has created a class of people known as “workaholics（工作狂,5.Practical,Will it make money? What can I gain from it? These are the kinds of questions Americans are likely to ask, rather than: Will it be enjoyable? Will it enrich my knowledge,6.Money orientation（金钱至上,The acquisition of mone

14、y is very important to the American people, because its the clearest proof of success-though there are other acceptable proofs,When you show your success, there is no better way than making other people know your ability of enjoy the material goods,7.Take an active part in charity,三 Spread of Americ

15、an Values,Movies,Fast food,Transnational corporation,movies,Captain America,Iron Man,Individualism; praise heroes：future orientation,Conclusion: there are often many dilemmas, but those difficulties can finally be solved by the main characters,Accept unconsciously,Fast food,Cherish time,Transnational corporation,American officals support the transnational corporation to develop all over the world.In this process, American values gets spread. And influence all over the world,Effects High divorce rate（高离婚率） Homosexuality（同性恋） in the US is legal and brought into the public America