Traditional values and beliefs

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Traditional values and beliefs

• Between Chinese and American

Li, Dong ESL-156-M1543 COMPARATIVE CULTURE
STUDIES Instructor Professor Lyra Riabov
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contents

• Americans value
• Chineses value
• some challenges
• Possible solutions
• reference

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Americans value

• Individualism

• stresses human independence
• the importance of individual self-reliance
• liberty

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• 1. the individual is the basis of all reality and
  all society.
• 2. The individual is defined by what he or she is
  not."

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French Evolution
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American Evolution
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Chineses value

• Collectivism

• stresses human interdependence
• the importance of a collective

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China Three Gorges Project
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1.2 million immigrants
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Americans value

• American Dream

• the idea that one's prosperity depends upon one's
  own abilities and hard work

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The State of Liberty I iconic of the American
Dream
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Chineses value

• Harmonious society

• guiding direction of the Communist Party of China
• China's focus from economic growth to overall
  societal balance

drum show called "Harmony Hearts Beating As One"
2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games open in
Shanghai
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Confucius
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some challenges
CHINA

• human rights
• democracy

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some challenges
AMERICA

• Fontal culture
• world view

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Possible solutions

• cultural identity
• Understanding
• multicultural education

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reference

• Google research
• American way
• University of Massachusetts Lowell Electronic
  Libraries
• Wikipedia
• Xinhua news
• China Three Gorges Project

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