美国个人主义及其对美国社会的影响_英语论文

American Individualism and Its Influence on American Society

摘要

众所周知，美国是一个世界强国。美国是一个比其他国家都年轻而且繁荣的国家，这个国家拥有独特的历史和国家性格。个人主义是美国文化的重要特征之一，也是美国最主要的价值观。个人主义强调个性和独特。在某种程度上，我们可以说个人主义影响了美国社会的方方面面，研究美国的个人主义对我们更好地了解美国和美国文化有着重要意义。这篇文章将从三个方面来分析美国的个人主义：第一部分是个人主义的定义，尤其是美国的个人主义；第二部分是美国个人主义的起源，从宗教起源到经济起源；第三部分是美国个人主义对美国社会的影响。我的这篇文章将系统而深入地分析美国个人主义，帮助我们辩证地看待美国个人主义，有利于更好地理解美国文化。同时，对美国个人主义的研究，有利于我们中国人取其精华去其糟粕。

关键词：美国 个人主义 影响 学习

Abstract

It is known to all, the United States is today's world power. The United States is a more young and more prosperous country than other countries. It has a unique history and national character.Individualism is one of the main characteristics of American culture and the main value in America. Individualism emphasizes on personality and uniqueness. In some degree, we can say it has influenced all the fields of American society, from economy to policy. Studying American individualism is of great significance to our understanding of the United States and American culture. For this idea, this paper will analyze it from three different parts. Chapter one will discuss the definition of Individualism, especially American Individualism as well as the development of American Individualism. Chapter two will focus on the origin of the American Individualism,from religion origin to economic origin. Chapter three will take a look at the effect of American Individualism on the American society. My paper here is trying to understand American Individualism systematically and deeply,  analyze the American Individualism through multiple aspects, in order to help us treat American Individualism with a view of dialectic. Studying the American Individualism can help our Chinese can learn from it properly, meanwhile, we can take the essence and discard the dross.

Key words: America Individualism influence learning

Contents

Introduction 4

1. The Definition of American Individualism 4

1.1 The Definition of American Individualism 4

1.2 The Development of American Individualism 5

2. The origins of the American Individualism. 8

2.1 Religious Origin 8

2.2 Theoretical Origin 9

2.3 Political Origin 10

2.4 Economic Origin 11

3. The Influence of American Individualism 12

3.1 The Positive Influence on American Society 12

3.1.1 On Political Life 12

3.1.2 On Economic Life 13

3.1.3 On Social Culture 14

3.2 The Negative Influence on America 15

3.2.1 American people acquire some bad habits 15

3.2.2 Extreme Disparity between the Rich and the Poor 16

3.2.3 Indifferent Interpersonal Relationship 16

4. Conclusion 17

Bibliography 19

Acknowledgments 20