A Study on
American Proverbs and Values from an Intercultural
Perspective
enable individuals to have access to ideas, knowledge, and cultures
beyond the local context,
and afford psychological changes (T. Graves, 1967,23). As a result,
culture shedding, as
manifested in changing attitudes towards social normsan dv alues,ca
nt akep lace(J .W.B erry,
&D. Sam, 1997, pp. 291-326.). Although Confucian values
emphasize such humanistic
qualities as reciprocity, propriety, and filial piety, they are
also believed to have promoted
somer epressiveq ualitiess ucha se xplicitso cialh ierarchies,su
bordinationo fth ei ndividualto
thef amily,an ds ubordinationo ffe malesto m ales.
3.2 Equality
3.2.1 Proverbs reflecting equality
Great birth is a very poor dish at table.
Six feet of earth make all men equal.
The best charity is justice to all.
Thes innerb oastso fh isa ncestor,th eg oo
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