Homosexuality, being a representative phenomenon related to subculture, is on its way arousing a number of disputes in society, which is becoming more unveiled daily in China, thus influential impact and challenge is confronting the society of this country, a nation that always puts the emphasis on its traditional ideals. Nowadays the homosexuality is more straightforward discussed, studied, and confronted in China, owing to the confusion and absorption of oriental and occidental culture.
As a cross-cultural social phenomenon, Homosexuality subsists in disparate regions such as European nations, Asian and African nations, and so on. Consequently it is easy to comprehend that cultural diversification is the driving power of homosexuality’s spreading around the world. This conclusion is also adapted to the circumstance in China, a nation that is stepping into a cultural diversification society. With the absorption of other nation’s cultures, a more beneficial environment will be left for the development of homosexuality in China.
The relationship between cultural diversification and homosexuality can be defined as below: cultural diversification operates the propelling motivation more than the decisive element of the developing of homosexuality; on the other hand, homosexuality turns out to be one of the manifestations of the cultural diversification.
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Key Words………………………………………………………………….I
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Introduction……………………………………………………………………1
I. Introduction to Homosexuality………………………………………………2
A. Definition……………………………………………………………………2
B. Causes of Homosexuality…………………………………………………2
C. Categories of Homosexuality………………………………………………3
II. Homosexuality in China………………………………………………………3
A. History of Development……………………………………………………3
B. Social Status………………………………………………………………4
C. Ideas and Attitudes…………………………………………………………5
III. Influence of Western Culture………………………………………………8
A. Homosexuality in the Western World……………………………8
B. Absorbability of Western Homosexuality Culture………………11
C. Views and Development of Homosexuality……………………13
IV. Cultural Diversification….……………………………………………15
A. Definition……………………………………………………………15
B. Characteristics………………………………………………………15
C. Relationship between Cultural Diversification and Homosexuality17
Conclusion……………………………………………………………19
Acknowledgements……………………………………………………20
Bibliography……………………………………………………………21
