Advances in Social Behavior Research
Vol. 2, 01 March 2023
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Views of Difference Between American Family Structure and Chinese Family Structure from the 17th Century to the Future Trend
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Abstract
This paper focuses on the difference between the American family structure and the Chinese family structure rom the 17th century to the current years. By reviewing the history background of America and China, this paper analyses and explains the possible causes of the difference appeared. Finally, considering the current affairs and the history’s path, this paper predicts the possible future trends of both the country.
Keywords
American family, family structure, Chinese family
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries (ICEIPI 2022), Part I
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-915371-07-2
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-915371-08-9
- Published Date
- 01 March 2023
- Series
- Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7048
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7056
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7048/2/2022301
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- © 2023 The Author(s)
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- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited