Family Structure Found in China

After researching for a while, I chose to write about a country with very strict family values and family structure. I chose China, because I know that China is probably the polar opposite compared to the United States. They have one child rules, they are very strict about their morals and about their children having the same morals as well. There were a few different countries that I could of chose, but none really seemed as interesting to me as China families did. In the United States, we have kind of lost track of what a real structure was and we kind of just rolled into a whatever goes kind set for most families. As far as my family, we never really had a set structure, then again no one I knew ever really did either.
The typical family structure is definitely not the same throughout the country. All families in the world have their own structure, rules, morals, values and their way of living. For example, in America we are not as strict as some countries. Here in America, people let their family members choose how they want to live. They don't overbear eachother, they simply let one person decide their own future and decide their own roles as a man or woman. In China, every male and female has their set roles and in every household the eldest male is in charge of the household. In America, nobody is in charge and nobody is better then the other in that aspect. Here in America, when we get married typically we choose where we want to live and if we even want to stay at home while married. In China, it is definitely a strong preference that a newly married couple resides with the grooms family. The only way a woman can occupy a position is by having a male heir for the family in China, women do not occupy a position...

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...re is no such thing as choice, no such thing as a new way for people there.
In conclusion, it is very great to be able to say I am an American. I love my freedom, and I love that I get to choose what happens in my own life. Most people take this for granted every single day, they think that the government controls them and makes them do things. That's not true, we get to choose what happens to us in the land of the free. Most people in other countries would do anything to be here and to be able to experience what we are allowed to experience. They would give anything to not have arranged marriages, be able to have as many kids as they want, be able to do any job without having to have a predetermined gender role that doesn't let them be what they wanna be. Our family structures may not always be perfect, but I would much rather have one here then anywhere else.