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PAGE . Comparative study of the family’s value between China and western countries Comparative study of the family’s value between China and western countries. 1.1.Comparative Study of the Family Member’s Relationship American values in the family received a warm welcome. Most of the family are very democratic. Everyone in the family have a say. Equal idea often exists in the American family. Children regard parents as good friends. Couples often share their housework together. Youth have a free choice of employment and married object. So, it is not difficult for us to see that freedom and rights are valued by the western family. Along with the development of social economy and culture, Chinese family relationship between parents and children also appeared very big change, parents are concerned about children and children respect their father and mother. When some disagreements appeared between parents and children, the children will make a conversation to their parents initiatively. In marriage, children will ask for their parents advice, and listen to their parents advice seriously. Parents will also understand their childrens mood, excessive force and arranged marriage will not usually appear. These changes due to economic development give people more independent space, making the children no longer overly dependent on parents, but have their own ideas and thoughts. Single-Parent family, in which there is only one parent present to care for the children, can hardly be viewed as a rarity in western countries. The main reasons cited for this shift are increase in unemployment and slumped housing prices and arrival of new immigrants from Asian and South American countries. China has a big family, and have multi-generations, the structure tend to stereo and hierarchy. The relations between families are dividing by morality and weather obeys the parents’ order. The individual should obey the household. But the majority of western countries have a small family; th