On Differences of Privacy between Chinese and Western Countries 英语专业毕业论文.doc

On Differences of Privacy between Chinese and Western Countries 摘要：隐私是人们控制及调节与他人交往的机制，在当前文化多元化和文化全球化的进程中，隐私问题已成为人们日益关注的问题。在跨文化交际中，由于东西方文化差异而引起的人们的隐私观的差异 Abstract: Privacy is a mechanism for people to control and regulate the interaction with others. In the current process of cultural pluralism and globalization, privacy issue has become the big issue of growing concern. Due to the differences of Chinese and Western background, Chinese and Westerners have different values. Thus the meaning of privacy, the scope of management, solution and the awareness of the maintenance of privacy are different. In intercultural communication, peoples different views on privacy due to cultural differences between east and west result in communication barriers. We should analyze the difference of Chinese and Western values and explore the root of the difference of the privacy concept of the westerns and Chinese, in order to promote international exchanges and communication which is carried out smoothly. Key words: The concept of privacy; difference; culture; communication Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The different concepts of privacy between China and western countries 1.1.1 The concept of privacy in western countries 1.1.2 The concept of privacy in China Chapter 2 The Different Performances of Privacy between China and Western Countries 3 2.1 Different topics 3 2.1.1 The polite and privacy 4 2.1.2 The age and privacy 4 2.1.3 The salary and privacy 6 2.2Different space………………………………………………….. Chapter 3 The Causes for Different Privacy 9 3.1 Different history 9 3.1.1 The history of China 3.1.2The history of Western countries 3.2 Different values 3.2.1 Chinese value 3.2.2Western value Chapter 4 CoNCLUSION 11 References 19 Acknowledgements 20  Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Different Concepts of Privacy between China and Western Countries In modern society, with the development of technology and economy, the communication between China and western