ABSTRACT
Based on experience, analysis of literature and case analysis, this paper analyzes the American family education from the perspective of cultural value.
First, on the shoulder of previous study, this paper defines family education and explains the relationship between culture and education. Then the writer selects the movie The Pursuit of Happyness as the resource of research, choosing three typical episodes which obviously reflect the American family education as the objects of study. Next, this paper tries to analyze the cause of American education in the aspects of cultural tradition, historical background, and economy factors. Eventually, the writer gets the conclusion that as an inseparable part of American culture, family education is inevitably marked with the social features. Finally, some constructive suggestions have been put forward for the reforming of Chinese family education.
Key words：Family education; American culture; The Pursuit of Happyness
Content
1. Introduction 1
2．The theoretical basis of the study 2
2.1 Family education and culture 2
2.2 The relationship between culture and family education 4
3. Analysis of the cause of American family education features with reference to the movie The Pursuit of Happyness 5
3.1 Characteristics of American family education reflected in the typical episodes from the movie 6
3.2 Analysis of the cause of American family education 9
4. Suggestions about Chinese family education 13
4.1 On the aspect of education objects 13
4.2 On the aspect of education contents 13
4.3 On the aspect of education methods 14
5．Conclusion 15
Acknowledgements 16
References 17
