Divorce Differences Between China and the West

The different cultural aspects of divorce in China and the United States. Legally speaking, divorce is the dissolution of a marriage. Divorce terminates marital discord, ends marital conflict, and gives the divorcing couple the opportunity to begin a new and better life. Although divorce has become an increasingly common social phenomenon in China and the United States, culture is an important factor in divorce. The divorce rate in China is much lower than in the United States. Traditional Chinese culture's opposition and prohibition of divorce, to a large extent, still hinders people's decision to divorce. This article focuses on comparing the impact of different cultural values on the differences in the phenomenon of divorce between China and the United States. In addition to comparing the cultural aspects, this paper also describes the different divorce phenomena in China and the United States in terms of social, legal, gender roles, family, and marital contexts in an attempt to provide a comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon. This article provides a basic understanding of the different divorce phenomena in China and the United States, and also provides a deeper understanding of the different cultural types in the two countries. The paper provides a brief but clear overview of the history and current status of divorce in the two countries, and explains in detail the specific characteristics of the different cultures of the two countries, thus providing a more appropriate way and method for people to recognize and understand the impact of culture on divorce. Taking culture as an important factor influencing the divorce phenomenon provides a new perspective for analyzing different divorce phenomena. This study aims to help people better understand the different phenomena of divorce in the two countries, reduce the barriers to intercultural communication through an in-depth analysis of the cultural and socio-legal factors affecting the phenomenon of divorce, and thereby. Enhancing people's intercultural communication awareness Culture is extremely complex and contains many interrelated cultural orientations, including attitudes, norms, and material aspects in addition to beliefs and values. These cultural orientations are collectively referred to as cultural patterns. Cultural patterns are the conditions that influence the way people choose to see and think about the world and the way they live their lives. The most important cultural pattern in mainstream American culture is individualism. This culture emphasizes the interests of the individual, even within a family, and demands that these interests be respected. Individualism, as promoted by Western culture, focuses on the rights of each member of the family and supports the pursuit of each individual's own happiness. Influenced by this concept, Americans believe that when marriage no longer provides love and happiness to individuals, it loses its value and they will no longer maintain it. Traditional Chinese culture, in contrast to Western culture, emphasizes the collective good. It advocates that the collective interest is greater than the individual interest, and that the individual interest should be subordinated to the collective interest. Individual interests should be subordinated to collective interests, and when necessary, individual interests should be sacrificed to protect the greater good. Under the influence of this collectivist concept, every member of the family should be united to protect the interests of the whole family. If an individual breaks up a family for his or her own benefit and harms other members, such as parents and children, he or she violates traditional moral norms and will be condemned by public opinion. Chinese culture pursues stability and harmony, and social stability and family harmony are its goals. The divorce rate in the United States is much higher than in China. In addition to social, economic and legal factors, the phenomenon of divorce in China and the U.S. is greatly influenced by the dominant cultural patterns of the two countries. Cultural patterns are what influence how people choose to see and think about the world.