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This 4 page paper compares and contrasts Chinese families with American families. This paper examines the cultural differences and points out the different values and beliefs which underlie both cultures. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Asian people in general are very devoted to family values and tend to be very strict in terms of their parenting techniques. The ideal Chinese family would
be defined as a paternal, extended family. In such a family structure, the male children were by definition, considered the most important. The boys would provide labor for the fields
and hopefully candidates for the civil service exams. As the family grew in size, security would be provided for the adults in their old age. This insured that there would
always be males around to look after the elderly. The Confucian concept of filial piety assigned the duty of caring for the family elders to the young. At times, the
patriarch of the family would take a concubine (second, perhaps even a third wife) in order to enhance his chances of having male children or even as a diversion to
his normal routine. Female children were considered "small happinesses." and while probably loved, were merely necessary in order to provide wives for the males (Family Structure, 2003).
Interestingly, female infanticide was practiced by the poorer families as was the practice of foot binding, which was done in order to make
the woman more "desirable" and therefore more likely to marry and not be a burden on her family any longer (Family Structure, 2003). Obviously this is not the case
with American families, where women are free of such tortures. Although American society often favors male offspring, girls are not simply regarded as property and/or a nuisance.
The Chinese tend to be extremely family oriented and base much of their parenting upon traditions and cultural values (Chase, 2002). The family name in the Chinese culture is
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