A comparison between Chinese and American family values

1. Chinese and American Families

2. Traditional Chinese Family Values
• Budget is shared.
• Family name is passed down through the
males.
• Elders have superiority over younger people.
• Respected ancestors

3. Traditional American Family Values
• Belief in God
• Males go to work
• Wife stays home
• No cohabitation

4. Modern Chinese Family Values
• Females and males are more equal
• Children are usually treated equally.
• Parents are less strict
• Surname is still passed down on male side.

5. Modern American Family Values
• Every adult goes to work
• Sometimes cohabitation
• Divorce is more accepted.

6. Work Cited
• http://weber.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/hbfami
lism-u.html
• http://family.lovetoknow.com/chinese-family-
values
• http://www.pop.org/content/traditional-
family-values
• http://family.lovetoknow.com/modern-
american-family-values