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Racing back to the primitive society, the so-called marriage. Heterosexual attraction is the natural law of mammalian survival and reproduction. Therefore, marriage is a normal and necessary social phenomenon. Due to the different social environments, human marriage views and combinations are also different. The cultures of China and the United States are different, especially the concept of marriage. The United States is a cross-cultural social group that is made up of many social and cultural groups. The psychological characteristics of Americans are free love, independence, love to explore, adventure and enterprising; and our Chinese mentality is mainly a sense of care and compassion. Based on these two different perspectives, people's understanding of marriage is different. Regarding marriage, some people vividly said: "For the Chinese, marriage is more like a business activity, so-called business marriage; for Americans, marriage is more like a player's home, full of freedom. Therefore, China and the United States The country has great differences in the concept of marriage.
Key words: differences of the Marriage , Chinese and American
Contents
Ⅰ、Introduction……………………………………………………….………4
ⅡOn Differences of the Marriage Concept …………….…………………………4
（一）Differences between Chinese and Western Marriage Concepts ………………………………………………….……… 4
1. Ways to choose a partner …….………………………………4
2. The standard of Westerners choosing mate……………………5
3. Wedding Ceremony……………………………………….………5
4. American attitude towards divorce．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．5
（二）Chapter 2 Reasons for Differences …………………..………7
1. Comparison of historical origins……………………………....7
2. "Buddha" to control their destiny …………….………….8
3. Comparison of economic development and social atmosphere..8
（三) Influence of Different Marriage Concepts…….………………….8
1. The influence of marriage concept in China……………………………..9
2 The influence of American marriage concept. …………………....9
Ⅲ、Conclusion……………………………………………………….……..10
IV、 References……………………………………………………….……10
