1、中文 5000 字， 3800 英文单词， 19500 英文字符 An analysis of the differences in gift giving behavior between China and Western countries The behavior of giving gifts is a ubiquitous cultural phenomenon. In recent years, there are many domestic and foreign scholars who have begun to study the culture of giving gi
2、fts. Hereby in this work, the research of different reactions in Chinese and foreign cultures pertaining to the behavior of giving gifts was presented in terms of three aspects that are decency, favor and relationship, then further through the comparative analysis to get four major causes of the dif
3、ferences of the behavior of giving gifts between Chinese and foreign cultures, which would lessen the misunderstandings caused by giving gifts in the cultural communications between Chinese and foreigners, so as to promote the exchanges of Chinese and foreign cultures, then finally realizing the inc
4、lusion and comprehension of cultural diversity. 1.An analysis on the causes of differences between the Chinese and foreign behaviors of giving gifts In our daily life, everybody has an experience of giving gifts for each another. But why do we need to give gifts? Which differences are existed betwee
5、n the Chinese and foreign behaviors of giving gifts? And what does cause the difference? Firstly, giving gifts is not only a kind of economic transaction, but is the intermediary conveying the plentiful and symbolic meanings of the social interaction and the individual expression during the high-con
6、text communication process. Secondly, the existing of giving gifts can not only effectively resolve the misunderstandings caused by different cultural backgrounds, but also can shorten the communication distances between each other, deepening the relationships of each other. In recent years, although the domestic and foreign scholars have done some researches on the culture of giving gifts, they has just focused on the research in such aspects as the presentation forms, manners and taboos of g
