An Analysis of Privacy between Chinese and Western Culture

科技信息An Analysis of Privacybetween Chinese and Western Culture西华师范大学英语教育专业宋若竹[Abstracti ]Peronal nighs are one mechanism that regultes and controls one's interaction with others. As a colural phenomenon, the com -cept of personal rights has been the concem of Chinese and foreign scholars. Isues of personal rights have become 1 growing concem in cr-rent culural diversity and culrural gobalization process. Personal rights, view diferences anisen due to cultural diferences, is a facor causingcommunication barriers in cros- -cultural communication. Differences in privacy exception are prominently highlighted in the exchange ofChinese and westem culture. So it is of extraordinary signifcance for us to analyze the difercnces in the conccption of personal rights be-tween Chinese and westem countries. 10 gain a better undersunding of Chinee and Westen culural diferences 35 wel 2s the culural ex-changr betveen them.ey words lprvacy culurecommunication mechanism1. Introductlon2.2.2 Functions of individua! rightsPrivary an related not only to the subject's personal intercats, but nlsoCnltural difrerences can be shnwn in the concept of penonal nights.related to its prop;rty interess. Today, as personal information, privacy have Personal nights are generally believed in weatem countries that therr existsgained incereasingly more conamercial value. However, few people have paid the fllowing four aspeorts of individual features; a) self-assrsment, ie. inattention such a phenomenon. It will be detrimental to the Laws of personal order to make a choice on the new behavior, individuals have acess tonights and privacy protetion. This paper argucs that privacy, in essenee, are seLf-asessment of behavior and experirence. b) individual aulonomy, whichpublic interesl is unrelated In personal information. Its function and value relaxation, which means that individuals have the opportunity to adjust theare crhanging with the development of socio- economie ronditions. As infor- strueture of self- feeling to express inner feelings without exlemal con -mation hrcomes a commonlity. privacy i not only a fundamental value of hu- straints. d limited protection of communication, that is to say individualsman dgnit, but al haveseria eod Sorial inage and gadully brougtthe have the opruaity for defnition of thinking in formal occasions or amorngin rupnce, in the concept of soncial values and privacy interests relected ingps.ouanetecistions.onomeremtnetasocommwumcao;the Lngislative Policey.。take the present Europe and Amenican society for example. althoush thePivacy, riew diferences arisen due to eulnural diferences, in a factor difereccs of culture, ideology. and living customs can be seen everywhere,causing eomumunication hariets in C10SR- -rultural communiration. While in there exists a minitsum of personal rightg, which is a litle bit amhiguous. IfRome culturm (surh 8 the Chimesr rultur). theme i n swuch a concept of this scope: gores beyond violation, individuals will protcet, and the law mayprivacy. But i rdons not mean that pmoplr of these eultures have no privacy. also interfere with itPrivacy i a univensal phenomenon, which exists in Pvery culture, while in2.3 Privacy and Communieationform of different wayi and degre門. As the global netwock nartows the gpIn cocmunication, what are the issues of personal rights involved in thebetween people on the planer, privacy are more connerted anywherp in the west? They are as flLlows: (a) Politeness and Privacy. Rclationshipe betweenworld. As cros cutural people. what should we dn to undentand privary in politenees and personal rights are ifferet in easterm and westem culures.cm9s- cultural rommuniration? In this paper this prblem will be analyzedFor Puample, Chinese people tend to ask each other about their ages. maritalmainly frmm thr Hollowring asperta,2.Dfferences betwen Chinese and western concept of privacyWeslern peaple pay special atention to thrir privary. which relets personal rights. Since. people. there atach great importance to individualdifrent rulturd thenex beiween China and Anglo- America. it aln tlete righta and Personal privary. which emphasize the development of their tal-westem rountries are embodied in the following aspects.. mannasAreraentisliviferentnlwaesanaPivnewChinesn neonle2.1 Chinexe ronrepl of privacylike to ask others how much they earn ? But in the west. even family mem-2.1.1 Litle concepl o[ privary and the historie reasonhers do not know each other prerisely the number of wages, which does notChinee people alwayy consider 。 private" nights of individuals amean that families an nnt united. But it represenits a prerson's." privary" andself-interest. They even have ltle concepl of private rights, s0, originally' 'independence" In the weast ane" B peraonal inrome reflertis the ahility of谁there exits no such word in Chinese that ean mateh the word personal rights peraon. Since weslemn society in also a disparity of wealthy snriety. In addi-in English. From this point we can see the cultural differences in dealing tion, for the nafety o[ their family and proprrty a well明themselves, the richwith individuals between Chinese and western coutries. New it is gererally regard these issues as prsonal privary. But il dors not mean that they do nottranslated s“个人权利" but is not nesarily accurate because“个人权alk alkut wager. For example, whilr loking for work, yomg paplr will talk利" is ongnally intended部a hidden secret. "privaey" means that individu- about diflerent trealment of difprent jolw. Prople having the same joh willals have the primary right of not being disturbed. It is not a personal matter. compare their income in onder to arertain whetbher they are Lraled fairly.Due to our values, iraditions, social struchure. there is no word which has the Even so, the poblem must be arefully put fonward. One has the right osands of yearm. 0fcen several generatins of a family reprodue in the same privacy. For theser twin requiremenis. they often une walls,, doorm and plywodeven today, people still think ahout stuch a question " Wher ame you going?1o separate indfividual working or living areas. If tbe door in open, it means和aa kind of greeting. The topics they talk about are also anound the family,the ownerofteroom. Heorehillntraliybewelcome FeFhistonialreasnns people: grnerally have the ability to share gcographical space, so2.12 the change of Chinesr foneept of privacyHowever, with the growing integration into the international community, lranily violated. (d) Age and Privary. In Chinese, "old age" i a symbol ofthe prevailing values of the world have gadually laken rootl among Chinese perience, and knowledge. However, westerm society is a highly compeitivepople. There appears one meter" line in hanks and al bus stations. Busi- society, a personal striggle soriety.' °0ld age”means desrent of competi-ns people no longer dare切do body search al qandom. The desire to con- tion. For women, "old agn" also mrans Loss of chuarn. It is a painful thing andmunirate under the privacy protection makes QQ hot, aad that gets envy helpless, s0 people are relurtat to admit they art old. The elderly have afrom industry peens.strong sense of independence, s0 they have a pridle against old. Therefore,2.2 Westem concept of privacyFrom the interpretation of privacy in English . we can see that British3.Analysis of caltural diTerences betwee Chinese and westernand American people treat privacy a a kind of human right, which cannot concept of personal rightsbe abitarily vilated.1 ididialioe, and indis-22.1 Caregories of privacyVidualist中国煤化工Iisk the Uui Sate ioieen Chinese and westemtion; c) anonymous, which means do not expect to be recopnixed bw others; d)CNMHG:YHself- restraint, which is a kind of psyeholngical self- -restraiat in order to pre-In Chins, people still have a strong ense of colleetirism today. Underrent unnecessary harsesmen. In fact these four categories are in gome dethe orientation of rolrctivism, Chinese prople promote interests of the fami-grees neQrcted in any culture. The diferences bie in that peformance in dif- - ly, tbe community and the nation, advorating indiv idual subordination 10 theferent culures has diderent emphuses.collective, echoing "selfless" etc. In dealing with individual and collective一努方数据