中美家庭观念的异同

中美家庭观念之比较CHINAVSAMERICA2021/6/271家庭组成关系我们是一家人，相亲相爱的一家人！

以和为贵（复式家庭）InChina,therearemanymembersofafamily.Becauseofalotofintricaterelation,it’sconsideredtobethecomplexbigfamily.NUCLEARFAMILY

（核心家庭）IntheUnitedStates,thenuclearfamilyisconsideredthe“tradition”family.Thefamilynumbersarefather,mother,children,andpets.It’salsonamed“simple”family.2021/6/272夫妻关系

BothAmericanandChineserespecteachotherbetweenhusbandandwife.Theyalsogiveoppositesideenoughprivatespace.Americanwouldliketoenjoylife.Theyspendmoneyintrippingoronotheramusement.Onthecontrary,Chinesepeopleliketoputmoneyinthebank.Theyhopetheotherpersonhasthefamilysenseofresponsibility.2021/6/273亲子关系

ChinaIntheChinesefamily,parentsareinadominantposition.Sotheylove“shaping“children.Theywanttheirchildrenaccordingtotheirwishestodevelop,ratherthanthemselves.Inaddition,childrenmustbeobedient,otherwisethey’reconsiderednotfilialpiety.Respectisthebasicrequirementforhumanchildren.2021/6/274亲子关系

AmericaIntheunitedstates,parentspaymoreattentiontothefreedomandequality.Theyattachimportancetothechild'spersonalautonomy.Theyarechildren'sfriends.Andalso,independenceisthebasicrequirementsoftheparentsfortheirchildren.2021/6/275婆媳关系CHINAInChina，thecontradictionbetweenmother-in-lawanddaughter-in-lawexistsfromancienttimes.Inancienttimes,mother-in-lawisevilanddaughter-in-lawismiserable;inmoderntimes,bothareevil.SoChinesewomenoftensigh:whywomenbothereachother.AMERICAThiscontradictionbetweenmother-in-lawanddaughter-in-lawdoesn’texistsintheunitedstates.Butthecontradictionbetweenthewife’smotherandson-in-lawisalreadyexisted.Thedaughteris