What is the American family relationship like?

Compared with China, the family structure in the United States is relatively loose, and the relationship between family members is relatively distant.

Americans are more open-minded about their children's education and often encourage them to do things boldly, which is of great benefit to the cultivation of their independence and creativity. But like many imperfect things, it also brings the situation that family members are not close.

Americans usually raise their children until they graduate from high school or college, and then ask them to make a living and start a family. In general, after their children graduate from high school, parents no longer provide financial assistance, even if their children build houses or get married.

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In the United States, three family models of western civilization coexist. Sometimes a family has different patterns at the same time. For example, most Americans, including some non-believers, choose to hold a wedding in a church, where the priest or priest presides over the ceremony and the newlyweds and the priest take the oath together. These are the concentrated expression of the first family model.

For another example, many Americans think that it is God's will to have children, and the fetus in the mother's womb is life sent by God, so it should also enjoy human rights. Then abortion is against God's will, murdering life and depriving human rights. This is the foundation of the strong anti-abortion movement in American society.

The concepts of romantic love and family model are generally accepted. According to the survey, more than 80% of Americans believe that love is the foundation of marriage. Americans believe that romantic love between men and women transcends everything. Not controlled by parents, not limited by age. It can transcend the differences of different political and economic backgrounds and even cross the boundaries of different races.

In real life, many families are a mixture of these three basic models. In other words, the wedding has a certain religious form, and the concept of combining for romantic love was held when the family was just established. However, once there are problems in marriage, people may turn to the concept of rational family model to find a solution.