AbstractAsdifferentculturalbetweenChinaandAmerica,theviewsofChineseandAmericantolivingstyleandsocialphenomenonarevarious.Forinstance,theyhavedifferentconceptionoftime,friendship,familyandprivacyetc.Accordingtomystudyofinterculturalcommunication,Iwouldliketoturntothesetwokindsofconceptofprivacy.InInterculturalCommunicationbetweenAmericanandChina,thefrequentexamplesofconflictarecausedbytheprivacyconceptanditevenaffectthesmoothinteractionbetweenpeople.Whenworldwidenetworkingmakespeopleclosertogether.theproblemofprivacywhichcommunicationfromthedifferenceexistedinChineseandAmericanculturehasbecomeoneoftheobstructions.Howshouldwedotorecognizecross-culturaloftheprivacy.Thisthesisfocusesonthespecificdifferencesofprivacybetweenchinaandwest,soastocontributedifferentcountries’peopletoknowtheattitudesofprivacyandcommunicatewellwitheachother.Thepapermainlystatesthisfromfourparts,thefirstpartintroducestheconceptionofprivacy,thesecondpartmakesthecomparisonofAmericanandChinesedifferencesinseveralaspectsofprivacy,thethirdpartisabouttherightstoprivacy,theforthpartshowstheculturalrootofthedifferentviewsaboutprivacyinChinaandAmerica,thelastistheconclusion.Keywords:viewsofprivacy;ChinaandAmerica;differentconceptofprivacyCHAPTERⅠIntroductionPrivacyreflectstheinfluenceofsocialcultureandcontext,whichshowstherequirementsofdifferentnationalitiesonthecommunicativeapproach.Incurrentsociety,weshallstrengthentheunderstandingoftheconceptofWesternersprivacy,andenhancetheconsciousnessofdifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericainordertomakecommunicationmoresmoothly.Inthisprocess,weshouldactivelylearnfromtheessenceofAmericanculture,anddonotblindlyacceptallofWesternthought.wemustdiscardthedrossandselecttheessential.SolearningthedifferencesofprivacyconceptbetweenChinaandAmericadoesn’tonlyaimtoavoidcommunicationbarriersbutalsodrawontheadvantagesoftheircountriesforourownuse.CHAPTERⅡTheConceptionofPrivacyTheconceptofprivacyoriginatedinwestern,theAmericapayspecialattentiontomaintaintheirownprivacy,butinChina,forthemostpartChinesepeoplepaymoreattentiontomaintaincollectiveprivacy.Chinese"privacy"moreorlesswithalittlederogatorysense,referstothe"don'twanttotellthepeopleordon’twanttoopenthepersonalinformation."InAmericaprivacyisarightnottobedisturbedemotionallybyconductdesignedtosubjectthevictimtogreattensionsbybaringhisintimatelifeandaffairstopublicvieworbyhumiliatingandannoyinginvasionsofhissolitude.Theprotectionofindividuals’honor，repute."ComparedtheconceptofprivacyofChinesewiththeWest’s,theyarestilldifferent.ThedifferentinterpretationsaboutprivacybetweenChinaandtheWesthaveindicatedtheculturaldifferences.CHAPTERⅢTheDifferencesofPrivacyfromSeveralAspects3.1TheageofpeopleThe"old"symbolizesexperiencedandknowledgeable.However,inAmericasuchacompetitiveandastrugglingsociety.,oldmeansyouwillgodownfromthestageofsocialcompetition.Forwomen,"old"alsomeanscharmislost,alsosorrowandhelplessthing,sopeoplearenotwillingtoadmithisold.Andtheoldman'sindependentconsciousnessisverystrong,soagealsoisaperson'sprivacy.Personallettersanddiariesshouldbeprotected.ItisconfirmedinAmericanlawsthatopeningletters,parcelswithoutthepermissionoftheownerisillegal,eventhoughtheyaretheowner’sparents.ItisquiteanothercaseinChina:someparentssecretlyopenorreadtheirchildren’slettersordiariesinthenameofso-called“knowingtheirthoughtsandeducatingthembe...
