Comparative Assessment of Cultural differences between Chinese and American Women
Abstract
The culture is significant in society and it establishes the social behavior and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities and habits of the individuals in these groups. The culture determines how some groups of people will behave in a particular situation without any form of coercion. The study examined the comparative assessment of cultural differences between Chinese and American Women. The review was literature-based. The findings of the study found that the culture of women in the USA was different from their counterparts in Chinese. The aspects of attitude, career and finances and projection of their problems were distinct from the two groups. The relative absence of attention to the differences of cultural vices among the women infers that what some group of people may support as good and acceptable may be comprehended to be wrong and unacceptable to another group of people in the same society. Therefore, women from America and China have different cultures that guide their daily living.
Keywords: Cultural differences, American Women, Chinese women
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