At present, the negative influence of western ethos on Chinese youth has been more and more obvious. Western ethos, as the ascendant culture, comes into China and influences world view, values, philosophy of life of Chinese youth deeply. In the time of reform and opening in China, western ethos is making every effort to affect the ideas and actions of Chinese in various aspects, especially the youth of China. In this paper, the author focuses on the need of analyzing the distinctive feature of western ethos and Chinese youth.
The structure of the paper is as follows. In part I, a brief view of the main features of western ethos is given. In the next part, the author discusses features of western ethos in China. In these two parts, a brief summary of some of the relevant concepts in western ethos are presented. In part III, the author describes the negative influences of western ethos upon Chinese youth. Following this part, the author summarizes countermeasures for rejecting negative western ethos. These countermeasures include good education and right methodology. This paper concludes with a discussion of future research consideration in the last part, countermeasures to rejecting negative influence of western ethos must be achieved through the cultivation of Chinese ethos and socialist outlook on life and effective educational methods as well. The ultimate goal of this paper is to utilize the existing knowledge in the area of ethos, and try our best to contribute strength for the construction of socialist society.
Key Words
Western ethos; Chinese youth; negative influence; countermeasures
Abstract................................................................I
Key Words...............................................................I
摘要....................................................................II
关键词..................................................................II
Introduction............................................................1
I. The Overview of Western Ethos .......................................2
A. Role and Spread of Western Ethos.....................................2
B. Function of Western Ethos............................................2
C. Political Feature and Complication of Western Ethos..................3
II. Main Features of Western Ethos in China.............................3
A. Rapid Spread.........................................................4
B. Disorder.............................................................4
III. Negative Influences of Western Ethos on Chinese Youth..............5
A. Going with The Main Stream Blindly...................................6
B. Unwarrantable Rebellion..............................................6
C. Believing in Authority Blindly.......................................7
D. Individualism from The Western.......................................7
E. Confused Mentality...................................................8
F. Frustrated and Unsuccessful Mentality................................9
IV. Countermeasures for Rejecting Negative Western Ethos................9
A. Chinese Advanced Culture and Tradition...............................10
B. Theoretical Education ...............................................10
C. Social Education ....................................................11
D. Suitable Environment and Practice....................................12
E. Moral Education and Life Philosophy..................................13
F. Experience from Foreign Countries....................................13
Conclusion..............................................................15
Acknowledgements........................................................16
Bibliography............................................................17