中国与美国的文化差异.ppt

中国与美国的文化差异
Cultural Difference between Chinese and American
花费近三分基金会
一、个人主义-individualism
美国人相当崇尚个人主义,东方社会(当然包括中国人) 则强调家族及阶级层次。这是一个非常重要及有影响力的分别。美国人崇尚个人特质的例子很多,父母较少伸手干预子女的发展。
Americans are quite advocating individualism, Oriental society (of course include Chinese) emphasize family and class level. This is a very important and influential respectively. Americans are pound of their personal qualities example many parents hand intervention, the development of their children is less.
二、隐私权-privacy
美国人通常很尊重别人的隐私。就是知己之间也很少问到别人太"切身"的问题,例如年龄、薪水及婚姻状况等。也应当少谈论第三者的事情。不请自来的访客(包括父母亲)是绝对不受欢迎的。
Americans usually very respect other people's privacy. Is rarely asked others between friends too, "immediate" issues, such as age, salary and marital status, etc. Talk about a third party shall also be little things. The uninvited visitors (including parents) is absolutely not e.
三、开放与直接-Opening and direct
美国人是相当开放和直接的,尤其在专业的讨论,往往秉持着不同意见而争论(注意:是争论,不是拍桌子,摔麦克风的吵架)。相反地,东方人往往不会直接冲突,而是婉转地通过地位比较高的第三者来疏通。
Americans are fairly open and direct, especially in professional discussion, often clung to the different opinions and debate (note: is a debate, not on striking table, broke the microphone quarrel). Conversely, orientals tend not to direct conflict but euphemistically through the status of relatively high third party to insert.
四、独立性- independence
美国人通常较不喜欢依靠别人,甚至父母的帮忙也不一定乐于接受,而父母亦鼓励子女早早离家,独立地生活与