Last two weeks, I used
Chinese wedding as an example to illustrate how high-power distance and collectivism are reflected within Chinese culture, this week, I want to continue
exemplifying Chinese culture by using the concepts I learnt in chapter 5. I’d like to cite Chinese
wedding again to clarify my thoughts.
Hierarchy
is a typical feature in Chinese culture. There is a strict classification among
family members. Moreover, Chinese families are usually extended families. Each
of your family members or relatives has specific titles. It is important for
you to call them properly, especially in the Chinese wedding tea ceremony. Furthermore,
there is a strict order of service, which is usually parents, grandparents,
grand-uncles and grand-aunties, uncles and aunties, elder brothers and sisters,
elder cousins.
As China
used to be an agricultural country, male mainly responses to the heavy workload
while female responses to the housework and to look after the children. Male
seems to be the economic foundation and the director of a family. Therefore,
China is a patriarchal society. For this tradition, males share a higher status
than females. As a result, within each generation, dad's relatives are served
before mum's relatives in the Chinese wedding tea ceremony.
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