提起日美的青少年道德状况,人们常常会联想起舆论界报道的关于日美青少年日益增长的自杀、犯罪、吸毒、性问题等现象,于是极容易产生这样的模糊印象,即日本和美国无所谓道德教育,故他们的道德水平无从谈起,至少也处于较低的水平。然而,事实和证明日本和美国从未因核心道德规范的丧失而导致基本经济秩序的混乱和社会政治制度的瓦解。这又是什么原因呢?经研究表明:道德教育在现代是一个内涵丰富的概念,它不仅包括要教给学生一定的社会公认的美德和伦理规范,还要培养学生主动参与和维护一定的 Mentioning the moral conditions of adolescents in Japan and the United States reminds us of the growing media coverage of suicide, crime, drug abuse and sexual problems among Japanese and U.S. adolescents. It is therefore extremely apt to produce such a vague impression that Japan and the United States have no moral education , So their ethical level can not talk about, at least at a lower level. However, facts and evidence have shown that Japan and the United States have never led to the collapse of the basic economic order and the collapse of the social and political system because of the loss of core ethics. What is the reason for this? The study shows that: moral education in modern is a connotation of rich concept, which not only includes to teach students some socially recognized virtues and ethical norms, but also to cultivate students take the initiative to participate in and maintain a certain