Differences between Chinese and American Views on Marriage and Their Causes

Reasons for the Differences of Marriage Views between China and America

The differences between Chinese and American views on marriage mainly stem from the differences in economic model, living environment, social values, religious beliefs and humanistic mentality.

1. Different economic models: China culture is rooted in the agricultural society, and in the agricultural economy, it is healthy.

Strong men become the main body of labor, and the economic base determines the status of men and women in the family. Men are the pillars of the family, and women's labor is dispensable and insignificant. Over time, the phenomenon of negative worship has been formed. Feudal small-scale peasant economy has a history of thousands of years in China, and its ideological remnants still affect the behavior of generations. To this day, families in China are still dominated by men. However, American women are physically strong, and there is little gender difference between men and women. In addition, the history of the founding of the People's Republic is short, and there is no influence of feudal remnants. The industrial revolution started earlier, and there was little difference between men and women in economic status.

2. Different living environment: In terms of geographical environment, ancient China was located in the semi-feudal mainland.

The relatively closed geographical form has formed people's relatively closed thoughts, coupled with the tyranny and stupidity of the rulers.

The people-friendly policy makes Confucianism stand out, but it rarely communicates with the West. The United States is on both sides of the ocean,

Convenient shipping provided conditions for early exchanges with other countries. Moreover, the United States as a young

The country develops independently and actively communicates with other countries, and the mainstream ideas are in various concepts.

Rapid development in the collision.

3. Different social values: In the historical process of China's feudal society for more than two thousand years, Confucianism has always been

It occupies a deep-rooted dominant position and has a far-reaching impact on China society.

China people are proud of modesty, based on modesty, and oppose over-exposure of themselves. Therefore, in

China culture embodies the cultural characteristics of the group, and individual prices are not allowed.

Above the interests of the group There is a saying in the new marriage era: In China, get married.

A man marries the sum of all his social relations. The essence of our traditional concept of marriage and family.

First, personal happiness is negligible. Under the influence of this great traditional concept, for thousands of years, countless.

People who love each other give up their love and happiness all their lives, thus gaining peace of mind and masturbation. with regard to

Collectively, small families naturally have to make way for the collective. Since ancient times, Dayu has been "three-no-entry" in water control.

A big example is that the mainstream ideology also advocates the consciousness of putting the country first and taking the public as private, and offenders will be prosecuted.

It is considered selfish and lacks noble moral sentiments.