Traditional Family
A recent survey shows that despite great social changes, traditional values like family harmony still play an important role in Chinese people's heart. The result was revealed by the
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). In doing the research, we find out what degree
Chinese people felt harmonious in their state of mind. Interpersonal relationship is regarded as
the most important element in the principle of the society. Chinese are most satisfied with their
family relationships. And a harmonious family relationship helps raise people's general condition
with regard to their mental harmony. When society is undergoing transformation, Chinese family structure has also undergone great changes. Despite this, many people still respect traditional values that focus on family harmony. Compared with other aspects, Chinese like to devote more energy to maintain their families. As a result, they tend to get more support and help from their families. How has the meaning of the word “home” for the traditional family? I believe that a home means a place where people can have privacy and safety. Families are important to people all over the world although the structure of family is different from one country to another or from the traditional family to the modern family. The traditional family was a nuclear family. The role of the father in the traditional family was to provide for his family. The mother in the traditional family took care of the children physical and emotional needs just as the modern mother does. As Brian K. Williams in his article, "The nuclear family... is the idealized version of what most people think when they think of "family...,” states, “The old definition of what a family is... the nuclear family- no longer seems adequate to cover the wide diversity of household arrangements we see today….,"
Marriages, Families & Intimate Relationships, 2005. The first
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). In doing the research, we find out what degree
Chinese people felt harmonious in their state of mind. Interpersonal relationship is regarded as
the most important element in the principle of the society. Chinese are most satisfied with their
family relationships. And a harmonious family relationship helps raise people's general condition
with regard to their mental harmony. When society is undergoing transformation, Chinese family structure has also undergone great changes. Despite this, many people still respect traditional values that focus on family harmony. Compared with other aspects, Chinese like to devote more energy to maintain their families. As a result, they tend to get more support and help from their families. How has the meaning of the word “home” for the traditional family? I believe that a home means a place where people can have privacy and safety. Families are important to people all over the world although the structure of family is different from one country to another or from the traditional family to the modern family. The traditional family was a nuclear family. The role of the father in the traditional family was to provide for his family. The mother in the traditional family took care of the children physical and emotional needs just as the modern mother does. As Brian K. Williams in his article, "The nuclear family... is the idealized version of what most people think when they think of "family...,” states, “The old definition of what a family is... the nuclear family- no longer seems adequate to cover the wide diversity of household arrangements we see today….,"
Marriages, Families & Intimate Relationships, 2005. The first