论文标题:转变中的价值观——中美价值观比较
Values in Change--A Comparative Study of Chinese and American Values
论文作者 石健
论文导师 龚龙生,论文学位 硕士,论文专业 英语语言文学
论文单位 上海外国语大学,点击次数 144,论文页数 67页File Size920k
2003-06-29论文网 http://www.lw23.com/lunwen_517050817/ 自我; 人物刻画; 自然; 社会; 和谐
self; characterization; nature; society; harmony
价值观是文化的核心内容。对价值观的研究,是文化研究的一项重要内容。本文以价值观在文化中的概念展开,讨论了价值观的主要研究方法和中美传统价值观。之后,文章的主体部分分别对中国和美国现阶段的价值观,主要是青年价值观进行了对比分析。对中国价值观的研究以70年代出生的青年人为主要研究对象,介绍了这一代人从信仰,成功意识,到婚姻家庭观念等方面具有代表性的价值观转变;而美国以BUSTERS 和MOSAICS两代人为代表,着重分析了美国当代青年在个人主义,成功意识,婚姻家庭观念,宗教方面的价值观转变及后现代主义特征。最后得出结论,在全球一体化进程中,中美青年价值观在许多方面渐渐趋同:中美青年的个人主义倾向越来越明显;对于传统价值的怀念在行动上表现出一种怀旧,回复传统的趋势;同时,无论中国青年还是美国青年,或多或少都受到后现代主义的影响;另一方面,虽然中美青年价值观有着许多趋同的特征,但两国由于各自国情及传统文化的不同,其青年价值观的转变过程中也体现了各自不同的特点:70年代出生的中国青年,在思想上较之前人更加多元化,对于信仰没有明确的定义;而属于MOSAIC的一代美国青年,对于自己的宗教信仰却萌发出更大的热情;中国青年对于成功的追求有一种明显的功利和物质主义的倾向;美国的MOSAICS一代希望通过良好的教育,变得更加独立;对于婚姻家庭的观念,中国青年有着越来越大的包容性;美国青年在面对高离婚率的同时,梦想着能拥有传统意义上的婚姻、家庭;等等。
Values are at the core of the culture. The study of values form the basic lenses through which we view our own actions and the actions of others. This dissertation will begin from the definition of values in the context of culture and then introduce the traditional Chinese and American values according to Kluckhohn and Fred Strodtbeck’s theory. In the body part of this dissertation, value shifts in both countries, especially the youth value shifts will be discussed and compared so as to see if there is also a trend of global values integration in the time of global economic integration. In the study of Chinese youth values, the 70s is the generation to be focused on, while in the study of American youth values, the Busters and the Mosaics are the guards to be discussed. In the time of global economic integration, the young generations in China and in the United States do share some common value trends: First of all, young people in both countries become more and more individual-oriented; they embrace the idea of postmodernism; they value traditional cultural heritages and national virtue; and at the same time, they have become more and more global-minded. However, because of different national conditions and different traditional cultures, there are also a lot of different features of value shifts in both countries:Inwardly, the 70s in China become more diversified and confused about the concept xin yang; while the Mosaics in the United States become more enthusiastic about religion; as to the sense of achievement, the 70s show a clear tendency of utility and materialism; while the Mosaics want to be well educated so as to be more independent; toward marriage and family forms, the 70s in China become more and more tolerant; while the Mosaics, facing the high divorce rate, are dreaming of traditional love and family; etc.
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