1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述）

family has always been a topic people talked about from century to century. it is not only the smallest social unit but also the basic unit of human intimacy that satisfies economic cooperation. the harmony and stability of family have a direct impact on those of the society. as globalization develops, sino-us cross-cultural communication has become more frequent and more important.

due to differences in geographical environment, cultural traditions, educational methods, living habits, and ethnicity, different family views have been formed in china and america. the united states is one of the most developed countries in the world, and american culture and values influence us in various ways, such as television works and literatures. at the same time, with the implementation of open-up and reform policy, social structures are undergoing great changes in china. therefore, some traditional family concepts cannot adapt to the current chinese development and we should remove old-fashioned family conceptions and absorb the advanced values of america so as to form better family values with chinese characteristics and benefit the cultivation of later generations. the research can undoubtedly help chinese people and american people to further understand with each other and their family values and to avoid the unnecessary conflict caused by the misunderstanding and mistakes in cross-cultural communication.

in recent years, some scholars in china have studied the differences between chinese and american family views.

2. 研究的基本内容与方案

This thesis will focus on the study of differences between temporary families in China and the United States in terms of family values from the perspective of film and television works. Family value, including education values, marital values, and relationship values, is an organism to transmit one culture’s core value and it plays an important role in shaping personalities. This article will take Modern Family as an example to explore the emotions, family education, interpersonal relationships, marriage ideas and cultural conflicts involved, thus establishing a basic understanding of American family culture concepts. At the same time, the paper will compare the Chinese and American family culture concepts and find similarities and differences, thus helping Chinese people and American people to further understand with each other and their family values and to avoid the unnecessary conflict caused by the misunderstanding and mistakes in cross-cultural communication.

To be more specific, the thesis will discuss the differences and similarities of family concepts between America and China in four aspects: the attitudes to the family members and their relationships, marital value, education value and attitudes toward the maintenance of parents. Firstly, the dissertation introduces the studying background and status quo and reviews pieces of literature related to this field. Secondly, it compares differences and similarities of family concepts between America and China. Thirdly, it analyses the reasons. Finally, it makes a conclusion and proposes advice.

3. 研究计划与安排

before 1st january : settlement of the title

before 1st march: submission of the outline

before 15th april : submission of the first draft

4. 参考文献（12篇以上）

[1] a comparative study of chinese family values and american family values influenced by mass media[j]. 海外英语, 2014(10x):285-286.

[2] brighouse h, swift a. family values: the ethics of parent-child relationships[j]. 2014.

[3] jun ling. introduction to society and culture of britain and america.an hui university press, 2005.