,ShenyangUniversityofTechnology,Shenyang110870,China)РAbstract:Rootedinrespectivedifferentculturaltradition,thefamilyvalueconceptsofChinaandUSAРshowdifferencesinvariousaspectsasvalueyardstickofbehaviorandevaluationstandardofpeopleintheРtwocountries.Asthemagnum opusofthesecondgenerationChineseAmericanwriter,theJoyLuckClubРservesasaperfectsampletodiscussthefamilyvalueconceptsofChinaandUSA.ObviousdifferencescanРbefoundontheconceptandstatusoffamily,theconceptofmarriage,andtheconceptoffamilyeducation.РThedeepreasonofdifferenc沈阳工业大学学报esoffamilyvalueconceptsofthetwocountriesisexaminedbyapplyingРhumanholisticviewofhistory,municationbetweenРthesetwocountriestoconstructamoreharmoniousworld.РKeywords:culturaldifference;parison;JoyLuckClub;familyvalueconcept;marriageР concept;parativestudyР (责任编辑:吉海涛)