1、桂林电子科技大学毕业设计（论文）报告用纸 IV 编号： 毕业设计(论文)题 目： 中美婚姻观的跨文化对比研究 A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Concepts about Marriage between Chinese Culture and American Culture院 （系）： 外国语学院 专 业： 英 语 学生姓名： 学 号： 0800610126 指导教师单位： 大学外语部 姓 名： 职 称： 讲 师 题目类型：理论研究 实验研究 工程设计 工程技术研究 软件开发2012年 5月 25日 诚 信 宣 言我， ，郑重宣布：除了参考文献所标明引用的资料
2、和内容之外，本论文中不包含有任何已经被其他高等教育机构所接受的学位或学历论文资料，也不包含有其他任何人已经正式出版的资料内容。签字：日期： 年 月 日DeclarationI, , the undersigned, hereby declare that this dissertation does not contain any material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma in any institutions of higher learning and that, to the
3、 best of my knowledge and belief, this dissertation does not contain any material previously published or written by another person, except when due reference is made in the text of the dissertation.Signed: Date: 摘 要在跨文化交际中，由于不同文化圈的人的思维方式，宗教信仰，价值观念，社会制度等的不同，交际的过程充满矛盾和障碍。人类是情感的动物，其情感的表达方式与其生活的文化环境密切相
4、关。本文以跨文化交际理论为依据，发现价值观念系统的若干重要方面对中国人和美国人的婚姻观有着重要影响。家庭是社会的基本组成体，夫妻又是家庭的最主要要素。婚姻关系是人际关系中最密切最长久的一种。但由于地理环境、历史背景、文化，发展过程及其他方面的不同 ,各个国家，各个民族又有其独特的婚姻观念，婚嫁习俗。与具有五千多年悠久历史的中华民族相比 ,美利坚民族仅仅走完二百多年的历史征程 ,中美文化自然会有相去千里的个性。美国社会张扬“个性”,重视个人的权益和自由 ;而中国社会注重伦理生活 ,注重人与人之间的相互依存关系。所以相对的，中美之间的婚姻文化也会有所不同。通过对本课题的研究，其目的是增加中美两国人
5、民对对方文化的了解，架起沟通的桥梁，使中美两国人民能够互相学习，拉近中美民族的距离。本论文主要分为以下几个方面：一首先主要介绍跨文化交际理论和本论文研究的目的。二第一章主要介绍中美婚姻观的三个不同之处，即结婚目的不同，择偶方式不同和夫妻关系的不同。三第二章主要介绍导致中美婚姻观不同的原因，主要有几个因素，那就是价值观和经济方式和生存环境的不同，其中价值观的不同还包括文化方式，个人主义和集体主义，还有宗教的不同。四第三章，总结全文。关键词：婚姻；跨文化；中美文化；夫妻关系；价值观AbstractIn the process of cross-cultural communication, bec
6、ause people from different culture have different ways of thinking, religious beliefs, values and social systems, the communication process is full of contradictions and obstacles. Humans are emotional animals; their expression of feelings is closely related to the cultural environment they live in.
7、 This paper is based on the theory of intercultural communication, discover the value system has an important impact on the concept of marriage between Chinese and American culture.Family is the basic component of society, and husband and wife is the main element of a family. The marriage tie is the
8、 closest and longest relationship in the interpersonal relationship. Every nation has its unique marriage ideas and wedding customs because they have the different environment, history, culture and develpment. Compared with Chinese nation with more than 5000 years of history, United States just comp
9、leted his journey of 200 years; it is no wonder that these two countries have the quite different personalities. American society focuses on the individual rights and freedom, while Chinese pay attention to the ethical life and the interdependence relationship. So relatively, the marriage culture be
10、tween China and America will be different.Through the study of this subject, people will gain a better understanding to these two countries marriage ideas and learn from each other.This paper is divided into the following aspects:First, firstly is mainly introducing the theory of intercultural commu
11、nication and the objective of this thesis.Second, the first chapter is mainly introducing three differences in the concepts of marriage between Chinese culture and American culture. And the three different aspects are the purpose of getting married, the differences of selecting a spouse and the diff
12、erences in the husband-wife relationship.Third, the second chapter mainly focuses on the factors which cause these differences. And the factors are the values, cultural patterns, individualism, collectivism, religion and economic way and living environment.Fourth, chapter three is the conclusion. Ke
13、y words: marriage; cross-cultural communication; Chinese and American culture; husband-wife relationship; value ContentsIntroduction11. Differences in the Concepts of Marriage between Chinese Culture and American Culture11.1 The Differences in the Purpose of getting married11.1.1 The Purpose of gett
14、ing married in China21.1.2 The Purpose of getting married in America21.2 The Differences of Selecting a Spouse31.2.1 How Chinese People Select a Spouse31.2.2 How American People Select a Spouse41.3 The Differences in the Relationship between Husband and Wife in Marriage41.3.1 The Chinese Husband-Wif
15、e Relationship.51.3.2 The American Husband-Wife Relationship52. The Factors contribute to these Differences in the Concepts of Marriage between Chinese Culture and American Culture62.1 Differences in Values62.1.1 Differences in Cultural Patterns72.1.1.1 Individualism versus Collectivism72.1.3 Differences
