Abstract
Since the emergence of the human, power has played an important role in influencing human activities. In different historical stages of human development, it is difficult to achieve the absolute equality of power. For some reasons, people’s views to equal power are different. Some are radical, adopting various methods to minimize the gaps; however, some are peaceful and tolerant, and see such inequality as an established social order. To a big extent, this is caused by cultural differences. And under the influence of different attitudes of different cultures, the same interpersonal relationships become divers in different countries.
This paper tries demonstrating the major differences between China and America in interpersonal relationships from a power distance perspective. The intergenerational, teacher-student, and superior-subordinate relationships of the two are discussed respectively and then the reasons of such differences are analyzed by introducing the culture of each country.
Key Words：interpersonal relationship, power distance, cultural differences
摘 要
自人类诞生之日起，权力便是人类行为活动的重要因素之一。在人类发展的不同历史阶段，权力都很难实现绝对的平等。而人们关于不平等权力的态度往往不同，英语论文，有的激进，采取各种措施尽可能减小这种不平的差距；然而有的平和宽容，并把这样的不平等作为一种既定的社会秩序。在很大程度上，这种异同源于文化的不同；因此在不同文化作用下的人际联系在不同的国家也呈现出异同表现。
本文试图从权力距离的视角解读中国与美国的主要的人际联系异同，分别描述了两者代与代之间、师生之间以及上下级之间的人际联系，然后通过介绍两国文化来解释两者存在如此大异同的原因。
关键词：人际联系;权力距离;文化异同
1. Introduction
Interpersonal relationship is defined as a social relationship established by people in the process of production and life. The generalized interpersonal relationship indicates the relationship among all people in society and the specific interpersonal relationship refers to the interdependent relationship formed in the activities of thinking and behaving through various media among two or more people. Many people have ever given us some discussions about the interpersonal relationship. It often includes family ties, friendship, student-teacher relationship, employment relationship, brother relationship，英语论文范文，colleagues and leadership relationships and so on. |
