ESL-156-M1567 Comparative Culture Studies 08EW1 Presenters: Min Xu(Christy) Instructor: Lyra Riabov October
Contents American values Chinese values C hallenges Solutions reference
American values Individualism –History –Self- Reliance Equality –Personal Rights –Competition Time –Time is Money –Productivity Directness –Openness 9.83 million km² more than 300 million people the third or fourth largest country multicultural nations
Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 Mayflower
Martin Luther King 《 I have a dream 》 Statue of Liberty New York City
Chinese values Collectivism –Cooperation –Collective Interest Harmony –Peaceful,Benevolence and Tolerance –Allows Differences Confucianism –For Family –For Individual Behaviour Hierarchy –2000 Years’ Feudal Society –Modern Society 9.6 million square kilometres The world's third or fourth largest country by area A diverse landscape Near 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
Challenges America Illegal Immigrants Problems International Role Foreign-Born Population In The Unite States
Challenges China Chasm Between Urban and Rural Cultural Globalization Modern China
Solutions Multicultural Education Communication
Combined Class American Family Independence Halloween
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