美国文化对中国青少年的影响 英语论文.docx
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美国文化对中国青少年的影响英语论文
包头师范学院
本科毕业论文
AnalysisonImpactofAmericanCultureon
ChineseTeenagers
美国文化对中国青少年的影响
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二〇一四年五月
Abstract
Cultureisoneofthemostimportantpartsofanation,anditalsoplaystheimportantrolehelpingthedevelopmentofhumancivilization.Underthebackgroundofeconomicglobalization,cultureglobalizationhasbeengraduallyestablishedinthepast,culturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandAmericanhasbeenbecomingmoreandmorefrequent.Duringtheculturalcommunicationoftwocountries,culturalcollisionandimpactofeachotherareunavoidable.MoreandmoreChinesepeopleareinfluencedbyAmericancultureaswell.
Takinganyindexfromclothestofood,musictoTVshows,themassivepresenceofAmericanculturalgoodscanbefoundineverycornerofChina.Amongthesepeople,Chineseteenagersaregettingthiscultureimpactmoredeeply.Teenagersarethemostactivegroupofthesociety.Theyareeasytoacceptnewideasandareeagertotrynewthings.ThispaperwillfocusonAmericanculture’simpactonChineseteenagersindetailedaspectsunderthebackgroundoftheculturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandAmerica.
Keywords:
Americanculture;Chineseculture;Chineseteenagers;culturalimpact
摘要
文化是一个民族必要的组成部分之一,也是一个民族孕育一种文明的基础。
在全球经济化的推动下,文化全球化也逐渐建立起来,中美两国的文化交流也日益增多,在两国的文化交流中,文化的冲击与碰撞也日益突显出来。
越来越多的中国人开始受到美国文化的影响。
从服装到餐饮,从音乐到电视节目,美国文化对中国人的影响体现在方方面面,在这些人中,中国青少年受到的影响最为强烈。
青少年是中国社会中最具活力的特殊群体,喜欢新鲜事物,渴望体验不同的生活。
本篇论文旨在阐述在中美文化交流日益加深的背景下,美国文化对中国青少年的影响,以及这种文化的具体影响表现在哪些方面。
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美国文化;中国文化;中国青少年;文化冲击
Contents
Abstract
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1.Introduction
Intheearly1830s,AmericaandChinahadculturaltransmissions.Fromtheendofthe19thcenturytothemiddleof20thcentury,someChinesestudentschosetostudyandworkintheUnitedStates.Withtheappearanceanddevelopmentofeconomicglobalization,culturalglobalizationstartedaswell.Therefore,peoplecometoattachmoreimportancetoculturalrelationsbetweendifferentcountries.ChinaandAmericahaveacloserelationshipwitheachotherinmanyareas,politics,economyandespeciallyculturecommunication.ThecultureimpactandcollisionbetweenChinaandAmericaisbecomingmoreandmoreprominent.Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesepeopleareinfluencedbyAmericancultureineveryaspect.Chineseteenagershavebeeninfluencedthemost,especiallyinthewaysofdiet,dressingstyleandleisureactivities.
ThispaperattemptstoexploretheculturaldifferencesbetweenAmericaandChina.Becauseofthedifferences,thispaperaimsatgivingananalysisofAmericanculture’simpactonChineseteenagers.
ThispaperwillfirstlygiveabriefexplanationonthefeaturesofAmericancultureandChineseculture.Secondly,thispaperwilltrytodemonstratethedetaileddescriptiononculturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandAmerica.UndertheculturaldifferencesandimpactsofAmericancultureonChina,thefourthpartwillofferanoverviewofhowtheAmericanculturehasinfluencedChineseteenagers.Thispartwilldealwiththeaspectofdiet,theaspectofdressingstyleandtheaspectofleisureactivities.Finally,aconclusionwillbemadeofthispaper.
2.BriefexplanationonthefeaturesofAmericancultureandChineseculture
Massculturecameintobeingasaculturephenomenoninthewestinthe1930sor1940s.Fromthebeginning,ithasbeendevelopingquicklybecauseofitsfeatures,suchasitsindustrialization,commercialization,popularization,entertainmentandfashion.Cultureincludesknowledge,belief,art,morality,law,andmanyotherthings.Differentnations,differentsocietiesanddifferentcountrieshavedifferentculture.
2.1ThefeaturesofAmericanculture
Americancultureisoneofthemostimportantpartsofworldculture.Americaisthelargestimmigrationcountryintheworld.Itiscomposedbymanyimmigrantsfromallovertheworld.Differentpeoplefromdifferentcountrieshavedifferentculturebackgrounds.TheintegrationofdifferentculturalbackgroundsformedtheUnitedStates,andafullyintegrationculturehasbeenstayingformanyyears.
TheimmigrantshavebroughtthefreshnesstoAmericanculture.ThemixoftheoriginalAmericancultureandtheothermultinationalculturehasmadeamoreabundantAmericancultureinsteadofacommonmixture.ThisisthereasonwhywecallAmericaauniquecountry.AndthefeaturesofAmericanculturemustbedifferentandinthefollowingfeatureswillbeexplained.
Firstly,Americancultureisthecombinationoftraditionalcultureandmodernculture.ItsrootisintheEurope,butafterabsorbingothermultinationalculture,itformeditsownculturewhichisdifferentfromanyotherculture.AmericancultureisnotonlytheinheritanceandinnovationofEuropeantraditionalculture,butalsoreformoftheEuropeantraditionalcultureandhasitsownwayinmoderntimes.
Secondly,meltingpotisagoodwordtodescribeAmericanculture,themeaningofthiswordistoshowthatAmericanculturecanfusedifferentculturewhichcomesfromdifferentplaces.Afteralongperiodofintegration,peoplefromdifferentculturesformedanewAmericanculturewhichisdifferentfromotherculture.
Thirdly,everygreatcivilizationorculture,whetherancientormodern,hasleftbehinditanumberofvaluablelegacies,bothmaterialandspiritual(Zhou,2010,p.61).ToChinese,theGreatWall,thedragon,tea,silkandporcelainsymbolizetheChineseculture.AstotheUnitedStatesofAmerica,itisayoungandmoderncivilizationthathasalsoleftvaluablelegaciestohumanstoday.
Culturecanbeobservedandmanifestedfromdifferentperspectives,differentdimensionsordifferenthistoricalstrata(Maxine&Donald,2009,p.174).Ifseenfromculturesymbols,theAmericanculture,allegedly,canberepresentedbythesesymbolsbelow:
theStatueofLiberty,UncleSam,andtheBarbieDoll.TheyrepresentAmericancultureindifferentaspects.TheyenrichtheAmericancultureandmaketheAmericanculturebecomemoreandmoreplentiful.
2.2ThefeaturesofChineseculture
China is one of the world’s oldest civilizations with a history of more than 5,000 yearsandformeditsownfeatures.ChinesecivilizationisembodiedthepowerofChinesecultureinthenationalvitality,thenationalcohesion,thenationalcreativity.Throughthousandsof yearsofcultivationandcreation,aswellastheabsorptionandmeltingofexoticculturalelements,Chineseculturehasdevelopedtoaverymatureformuptodate.Generallyspeaking,ChinesepeoplelivealifedistinctfromAmericansinthattheypursuesuchqualitiesasconformitytonature,harmony,andplainlivingasopposedtoconquestofnature,individualityandmaterialluxury.
Inthefirstplace,theterm“agriculture”asamodeofproduction,orasawayofeconomiclifeshapesoneofthemostimportantfeaturesofChineseculture.Comparedwiththelifeoftradesmenandherdsmen,afarmer’slifeisrelativelyfixedandsettled.Thiskindof“attachedtoearth”and“dependentonland”attitudesalsoaccountforsomemoralqualitiesoftheChinesepeople.InmanyChinesepeople’seyes,thestyleoflifeshouldbestableinsteadofbeingrisky.
Secondly,anaturalisticviewoflifeisthedirectoffspringoftheagriculturalsociety.Farmersworkonlandintheopenairratherthanworkingonpapersinanenclosedair-conditionedoffice.Closenesstonatureanddirectcontactwithplantsandanimalseasilydevelopanaturalisticviewoflifewhichishardlyfoundinanindustrializedsociety.Theprincipleofsimplicityfollowscloselythenaturalisticviewoflife.AnaveragepersoninmodernAmericansocietycanownanautomobile,ahomewithair-conditioning,heating,refrigerator,washer,dryer,andmanyotherappliancesinthekitchen.ButfromtheChineseviewpoint,thepossessionofthesetechnologicaldeviceswillgeneratetensionandanxietyratherthanhappiness.
Itwasaboutfiftyyearsago,anAmericanscholarmadeaverypenetratingremarkonChinesewayoflifesaying:
“TheChinesewayoflookingatlifewasnotprimarilythroughreligion,orphilosophy,orscience,butthroughart”(George,1947,p.3).Inspiteofitsapparentexaggeration,thisisaveryinsightfulcharacteristicofChineseculture.
Thirdly,aftersomesuperficialcontactwithChineseculture,awesternercaneasilygettheimpressionthatChinesepeopleareconservative.ComparingwithAmericanculture,conservatismmaynotbeacceptedinAmerica.ButforChineseculture,beingconservativecanbeapositivevirtue.Chineseconservatismisshapedbytwoculturaltraitswhichhavebeendiscussed.Thefirstoneistheagriculturaleconomicfoundation,andthesecondone,itsartisticwayoflife.
Fourthly,sincetheexistenceofthehumanrace,familyisprobablythemostfundamentalsocialunit.ButithasplayedanunusuallysignificantroleinChineseculture.InacontemporarywesternsocietylikeAmerica,anindividualisliableforhisowndebtsorhisownmisconduct.ButintraditionalChina,privilegesandliabilities,honorandshame,andevencrimesofonesingleindividualweresharedwithhisfamily.
Lastly,theprinciplesofmoderationandharmonyareanimportantpartofChineseculture.Beingshapedbyagriculturalism,artisticviewoflife,andperhapsotherculturalinclinations,Chinesepeoplehavedevelopedthecharacterofavoidingextremesorone-sidedness.InmostChinesepeopleeyes,theprincipleofmoderationandharmonyisaruleofbeingincontactwithothers.
3.DetaileddescriptiononculturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandAmerica
Withtheglobalizationofthewholeworld,worldvillagebeginstoestablish.Butatthesametime,thecontactandtheconflictbetweendifferentculture
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