Abstract: This study aims to compare the differences of family education between China and America from the film Gua Sha. Seen from the plots of the film Gua Sha, differences between Chinese and American family education can be classified in four aspects: the purposes of Chinese and American family education, the contents of Chinese and American family education, the methods of Chinese and American family education, and the results of Chinese and American family education. It is the final goal of the essay to let people know Chinese and American family education more comprehensively and objectively. Furthermore, the paper concludes that both Chinese and American family education has their merits and demerits, and Chinese and American family education can both make great progress by referring to the sparkles of family education of each other.

Key words: Chinese; American; family education; difference

CONTENTS

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction1

2. Literature Review...2

  2.1 Family Education

2.2 A Brief Introduction of the Chinese Film Gua Sha 

2.3 Studies on Chinese and American Family Education

3. Comparison of Chinese and American Family Education in the Film Gua Sha

3.1 Similarities of Chinese and American Family Education

3.2 Differences between Chinese and American Family Education 

3.2.1 Purposes of Chinese and American Family Education

3.2.2 Contents of Chinese and American Family Education

3.2.3 Methods of Chinese and American Family Education

3.2.4 Results of Chinese and American Family Education 

4. Causes of the Differences between Chinese and American Family Education 

4.1 Different Historical and Cultural Backgrounds 

4.2 Different Conditions of Society

4.3 Different Thinking Patterns

5. Conclusion10

Bibliography.11

Acknowledgements..12