Cultural values

Definition

Althoughvalues​​areformedbynature,everyonehastheirownuniquesetofvalues,butineveryculturetherearealwaysculturalanduniversalValues,suchvalues​​arecalled"culturalvalues".

Culturalconnotation

CultureA

Forexample,inacertainculture(CultureAforshort),manypeopleareonlywillingtodevelopcomparedwithpeopleinsmallgroups.Deepfriendship-friendshipforalifetime.Oncesuchpeoplejoinacertaingroup,theywillidentifythemselvesasbelongingtothisgroupfortherestoftheirlives.Therefore,wecansaythatpeoplebelongingtoCultureAholdsomekindofvalues​​intermsofinterpersonalrelationshiporgroupaffiliation.

CultureBorC

Inanotherculture(cultureB-orCforshort),thecharacteristicsofthesepeoplemaybetheoppositeofthoseofcultureA.TheymayhavealargegroupAcquaintances(ratherthanclosefriends),theyarelesslikelytomaintainalong-termrelationshipwithagroup,onthecontrary,atdifferentstagesoflife,theywillfrequentlyjoinorleavedifferentgroups.WecansaythatpeoplebelongingtocultureBalsoholdsomekindofvalues​​intermsofinterpersonalrelationshiporgroupmembership.

PleasenotethatthewordsIusedintheabovetwopassagesareuncertain:peopleincultureAandcultureBbothhold"acertainvalue."

Culturalbackground

Iwanttomovefromanuncertainstatementtoapositivestatement:AlthoughpeopleincultureAandcultureBholddifferentvalues,theyareintheirrespectivegroups,Thestatusoftheirfriendshipsislikeafishinwater.Infact,nomatterwhatkindoffactorsweobserveinculture,suchastheabove-mentioned"interpersonalrelationship"and"groupaffiliation",wewillfindthattherearediametricallyoppositedifferencesbetweencultureAandcultureB,butThisdoesnotmeanthatoneculturecanevaluateanothercultureas"worthless",norcanitbesaidthatthiscultureiscorrectandtheothercultureiswrong.Thevalues​​heldbypeoplefrombothculturesandtheformationofthemThereasonsmaybecompletelydifferent,buttheyareallcorrectintheirrespectiveculturalbackgrounds.

Abroadstatement

Anation’scultureusuallyhasitsownsystem.Althoughtherearecountlessexceptionstothevalues​​ofsexandunity,wecanstillmakearelativelyaccurateorbroadstatementaboutaspecificculture.Forexample,wecansaythatAsiansgenerallyvalueetiquette,Ceremonyandstatus,onthecontrary,theBritish,Americans,Canadians,AustraliansandScandinavians,etc.valuefrankness(despiseredtape)andequality(despisestatusandstatus).

Performancecharacteristics

Diversified,multi-layeredanddiverse

CultureAandCultureBillustratetheopenpattern,rapiddevelopmentandmentalityinsociallife,plusotherfactors,makeTherearesomeoutstandingandcomplicatedphenomenainculturalcomposition,culturalforms,etc.,whichareparticularlyconcentratedinthethreecharacteristicsofpluralism,multi-layersanddiversification.

Pluralism

DialecticsMaterialismbelievesthatsocialexistencedeterminessocialideology.Variousculturesofdifferentnatures(A,B,C)existatthesametimeinreallife.Forexample,fromtheperspectiveofclass,thereareproletariancultureandbourgeoisculture;fromthetimeTherearesocialistculture,capitalistculture,andfeudalcultureintermsofupperdivision;intermsofsocialinfluence,thereareprogressiveculture,decadentculture,healthyculture,harmfulculture,etc.Theyexistatthesametime.,Constitutestheculturalrealityorculturalenvironment,andhasadecisiveimpactonculturalvalues.

Multi-layered

Thatis,therearedifferentlevelsofcultureofthesamenature.Forexample,peopleusuallydividetheeleganceCultureandpopularculturecanbehealthyculture;thegrassrootscultureandeliteculturethatpeopleoftentalkaboutalsobelongtothedivisionofculturallevels.Regardlessofthenatureoftheculture,atleastitcanbedividedintothreelevels:high,medium,andlow,andItexistsatthesametimeinourlives.

Diversity

Peopleareindifferentpositions,differentworldviews,combinedwiththediversityandcomplexityofculturalcarriers.Inotherwords,diverse,Multi-layeredculturecanbeexpressedindifferentcarriers.People’sculturalvalues​​arealsodiverse.Inthepast,thecarrierofculturewasrelativelysingle,andtheformofexpressionwasalsosingle.Thesourcesofpeople’sculturalinformationweremainlypaper-basedmedia,andtheculturallifeofthemasses.Focusonwatchingmoviesandlisteningtotheradio.Culturalcarriersareemerginginendlesslyandcolorfully,andelectronicmediaandtheInternethavelongenteredtheordinaryworld.Familynamesandevenmobilephonescanbecomecarriersofculturespreadingthroughshortmessages,shortmessageliterature,colorringbacktones,andmobileTV.

ComparisonbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates

Issuesthatneedtobeemphasizedwhencomparing

1.Whencomparingculturalvalues,itisnecessarytoimprovethescientificnature.Conductacomprehensiveevaluation.TheUnitedStateshasabeautifulenvironmentandmuchlighterpollutionthanChina.However,theUnitedStatesistheworld'slargestconsumercountry,twiceashighasChina.Thisproblemshouldbeunderstoodfromenvironmentalgovernanceandscientificmanagement;

2.AmericansstudysocialincometomeasuretheGinicoefficient.Fromthiscoefficient,Chinaisoneofthemostequalcountriescomparedtomostcountriesintheworld;

3.Striveforobjectivity,somesurveysandstatisticsTobemoreobjectivetoanalyze.

Differencesinpolitical,culturalandsociallife

Thedifferencesinpoliticalsystemsbetweenthetwocountriesareself-evident.TheideologicalandculturalaspectsareasfollowsOneoutstandingfeature:

1.TheUnitedStatesemphasizesindividualism,individualrights,andindividualfreedom.Oneoftheirimportantconceptsisthateverythingdependsonindividualstruggle.MakingfriendsinChinaisaformofemotionalexchangeandmutualhelp,whilemakingfriendsintheUnitedStatesismostlyabusinesspractice.Chinaemphasizesthefamily,collective,andthecountry,whiletheUnitedStatesemphasizestheindividual.

2.TheUnitedStatesfirmlybelievesinthecapitalistsystemandadvocatesindividualdemocracyandfreedom.

3.TheUnitedStatesopposescommunism,andallwordswiththeword"community"areverydisgusting.Thisisnotonlyreflectedintheideologyandculture,butalsoinnationalpolicies.Chinabelievesthatcommunismmeansthateveryoneleadsagoodlifeandisaprospectofhumanideals,whichmostAmericansdonotaccept.

4.TheUnitedStateshasaverystrongreligiouscolor.Thepeoplevaluewhetherthepresidentgoestochurchornot,believingthatthisisbecausethepresidenthassomethingincommonwiththemintermsofvalues,whichaffectshispersonalidentificationwiththepresident.AmericansbelieveinProtestantisminChristianity.WhentheUnitedStateswasfounded,thespiritembodiedinthedoctrinewaswrittenintotheConstitution.

CountriesandimportantthingsintheworldthatAmericanpeoplecareabout

1.Economicpolicy:Hopeforimprovement,andsomerequirestateintervention.Inthisregard,theprogressiveexpressedtheirapprovalandtheconservativeexpressedtheiropposition.Increasetaxesandincreasewelfareexpenditures.Progressivepeopleagree,whileconservativepeopledisagree.

2.Crimeproblem:theprogressivebelievethatitiscausedbypoverty,andatthesametimebelievethatthecriminalshouldnotbesentencedtodeath,whiletheconservativebelievethatthecauseofthecrimeisloweducationandbelievethatthedeathpenaltyshouldberestored.

3.Socialpolicy:artificialabortion,womenandchildrenreceiveeducationandsocialcare,canpoliticsandeducationbetogether?Progressiveonesholdapositiveattitude,whileconservativeonesholdanegativeattitude.

4.Nationalsecurity:Theprogressivebelievethathumanrightsaretheuniversalprinciple,whiletheconservativebelievethatalthoughhumanrightsareimportant,thefirstistherighttosurvival.

Usually,theDemocraticPartyrepresentstheprogressiveforcesintheUnitedStates,andtheRepublicanPartyrepresentstheconservativeforces.Toacertainextent,China’spolicieshavesomethingincommonwiththeRepublicanParty.

ComparisonofWomen·Marriage·Family

Ingeneral,Chinaattachesimportancetotraditionalfamilyinterests,whiletheUnitedStatesattachesimportancetoindividualrights,marriage,etc.Thepropositionisopen-ended.

Thesituationrepresentedbythestatistics,Itisnotmeasuredbymoderncivilizationandtechnologicaldevelopment.ForChina,afterthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,underthesocialistsystem,themajorityofwomenwereliberated,andthestatusofwomenwassignificantlyimproved.

Intherelationshipbetweenthetwogenerations,Chinahasatraditionalfamilyconcept,raisingchildreninthecountrysideTherearemoreanti-agingthoughts.Americansneedtorelymoreonthegovernment'ssocialsecuritysystemandthecommunitytoprovidefortheelderly.Chinabelievesthatmarriageissuesarelife-longeventsandarenottoberidiculous.Itadvocatesgrowingoldtogetherandconsiderspre-maritalsexundesirable.TheUnitedStatesdoesnotvaluethemarriagerelationshipsomuch,sothedivorcerateishigh,anditisnotsoadvocatingthatoneisthesame,andpre-maritalsexiseasytoaccept.

Culturalvalues​​arecloselylinkedwiththetimes

Thecultureofthetimeshighlightstheatmosphereofthetimes,andthecultureofthetimesiscloselylinkedwiththeworldoutlook,outlookonlifeandvalues​​ofthetimes,Culturalvalues​​areinevitableconnectionwiththespiritualcivilizationandmaterialcivilizationofthetimes.Thecultureofthetimesleadsthenewoutlookonlife.Thecultureofthetimesrepresentsthedirectionoftheadvancementofproductiveforces.Theformationofculturalvalues​​andthedirectionofthetimesarerelatedtothespiritualcivilizationofthetimesandthelifeofthetimes.Culturalneedsarecloselylinked.