基于扎根理论下美国青年对中国刻板印象研究——以互联网推特中的文本为例

American Youth's Study of Chinese Stereotypes:Based on a Grounded Theory Analysis of Internet Twitter Text

研究主要分析与讨论美国青年对中国刻板印象的范畴及其形成的路径。基于扎根理论的研究方法对收集到的互联网推特文本进行分析发现:信息误导、礼仪意识不足、负面行为、隐私意识薄弱、性格冲突、价值观冲突、文化差异、动物保护意识八个范畴是当代美国青年对于中国刻板印象形成的主要原因;研究还发现:美国青年对中国刻板印象的形成需要进入物外情感体系、自我价值体系以及社会价值体系,且三大体系相互影响着当代美国青年对中国人的认知与评价。负面刻板印象是阻碍人际交往的重要因素之一,了解美国青年对中国刻板印象的范畴与形成机制对减少交际摩擦、避免国际冲突具有一定的借鉴意义。

The study mainly analyzes and discusses the categories of American youth's stereotypes about China and the path of their formation.According to the research method of grounded theory,the analysis of the collected Internet Twitter texts found that:the eight categories of information misleading,insufficient etiquette awareness,negative behavior,weak privacy awareness,personality conflicts,value conflicts,cultural differences,animal protection awareness are contemporary the main reason for the formation of Chinese stereotypes by American youths;on the other hand,the study found that the formation of American stereotypes by Chinese youths needs to enter the extracorporeal emotion system,the self-value system and the social value system,and the three systems affect the contemporary American youth's perception and evaluation of the Chinese.Negative stereotypes are one of the important factors that hinder interpersonal communication.Understanding the categories and formation mechanisms of American stereotypes on Chinese stereotypes has certain reference significance for reducing communicative friction and avoiding international conflicts.