ESL-156-M1567 Comparative Culture Studies 08EW1 Presenters: Min Xu(Christy) Instructor: Lyra Riabov October 21 2008.

ESL-156-M1567 Comparative Culture Studies 08EW1 Presenters: Min Xu(Christy)Instructor: Lyra RiabovOctober 21 2008

Contents

•American values•Chinese values•Challenges

•Solutions•reference

American values • Individualism

– History

– Self- Reliance

• Equality

– Personal Rights

– Competition

• Time

– Time is Money

– Productivity

• Directness

– Openness

9.83 million km²more than 300 million peoplethe third or fourth largest country multicultural nations

Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776

Mayflower

Martin Luther King《 I have a dream 》

Statue of LibertyNew York City

Chinese values• Collectivism

– Cooperation– Collective Interest

• Harmony– Peaceful,Benevolence and Toleranc

e– Allows Differences

• Confucianism– For Family– For Individual Behaviour

• Hierarchy– 2000 Years’ Feudal Society– Modern Society

9.6 million square kilometresThe world's third or fourth largest country by area

A diverse landscapeNear with Mongolia and Russia's Siberia

The most populous in the world with over 1.3 billion people

Mao Zedong proclaiming the establishment of the People's Republic

of China October 1, 1949

Shang hai

Tian'anmen (the Gate of Heavenly Peace)

Confucian and

Terracotta Army of the Qin Dynasty

The Last Emperor

ChallengesAmerica

• Illegal Immigrants Problems

• International Role

Foreign-Born Population In The Unite States

1990-2000

Challenges China

• Chasm Between Urban and Rural

• Cultural Globalization

Modern China

Solutions• Multicultural Education

• Communication

Combined Class• American Family

• Independence

• Halloween

Reference• http://en.wikipedia.org

• http://www.umsl.edu

• http://www.irespect.net

• http://www.americasdebate.com