examine

ExaminetheChineCultureaccordingtoKluckhohnand

Strodtbeck’sModel

Asweknow,thedifferencesamongvariousculturesnotonlyexistin

theirvisibleobjectsandcustoms,butalsointheircore---value,which

wereregardedastheesntialpartofthe“iceberg”.Accordingto

KluckhohnandStrodtbeck’sModel,whenitcomestostudyacultural

value,stionsareas

following:

humannature?

therelationshipbetweenhumansandnature?

therelationshipbetweenhumans?

thepreferredpersonality?

theorientationtowardtime?

Therefore,IwillintroduceChinecultureintherefiveparts,sothat

itwillbeconsistenttoKluckhohnandStrodtbeck’sModel.

humannature?

TakingtheThreecharacterprimer（三字经）intoconsideration,we

caneasilygettoknowthatmenareborninnocentinChineculture,at

ancienttime,allofthearistocracy,as

wellasthesadhu（先哲）,suchasConfucius,Zhuxi（朱熹）andsoon,

placemoreimportanceonthemorality,whichisthedominantprinciplein

,peopleinourcountrypaymoreattentiononthe

moralitybutlawinthepast,whichmaybetterindicatethenatureof

humanbeingsinourculture.

therelationshipbetweenhumansandnature?

Nowadays,ourgovernmentadvocatesbuildaharmonioussociety,as

theimportanceofenvironmentalconrvationhasbeenrealizedwiththe

r,infact,Laozi（老子）hasadvocateda

s,

ourancestorsshowrespectforthenature,aswellastheemperorregard

heisthesonofHeaven,whichhelpstouncovertherelationshipbetween

’more,therearemanytypicalconceptsalsosuggest

it,includinggeomancy,ore,comparedwith

theviewthatman’ssubjugationtonatureortheconquestofnature,our

cultureismoreharmonious.

therelationshipbetweenhumans?

Inadditiontotheabovequestion,therelationshipbetweenhumans

emsmoresignificantasitinvolvesineveryoneinthesociety.

Incontrasttothewestners’beingindividualism,peopleinour

countrytendtocooperatewitheachother,whichmaycalledcollectivist.

Thinkingaboutourlves,formanyofuscannothelpbutekingadvice

fromthepeoplearoundus,r,

responsibilitymaynotbetakenwhenproblemsoccuraswetendtothink

thatthetaskisrelativetothewholegroup.

Withtheriofglobalization,thecommunicationamongdifferent

ngnumberofChinecompanies

,

therelationshipbetweenhumansistendingtogrouporiented.

thepreferredpersonality?

Inspiteofthe“doing”orientationhasbeenadoptedbypeople

worldwide,therearestillmanypeopleinourcultureholdthe“being”

orientation,

knowntousallthatpeopleinheritedtheirancestry’spowerandwealthis

edbythis

thought,peopleincontemporarysocietyalsofollowthesteps.

However,asInotedbefore,withtheriofglobalization,the

conceptinpeople’smindtendtochangetoward“doing”orientation.

theorientationtowardtime?

WhenitcomestoChina,foreignerscannothelpbutthinkingabout

its’longhistory,ore,peopleinourcountryenjoythe

historyandlearnfromthehistory,astherearemanywisdomwecanget

romthis,

withthedevelopmentofsociety,manyChinepeoplearenotlimitedto

thepast,butalsoconsidertheprentandthefuture,whichmaybe

beneficialforus.

Afterreadingtheaboveinformation,youmaygetaclear

acknowledgeaboutChineculturalvalue,whichmayhelpyou

canalsocompareitwithotherscultural

values,soyoucanfindthecharactersaboutChinecultures.

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