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- 2. FAMILY • SOCIAL AL UNIT OF TWO OR MORE PERSONS RELATED BY BLOOD, MARRIAGE, OR ADOPTION AND HAVING A SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE MUTUAL RELATIONSHIP .
- 3. WESTERN FAMILY • NO EVERY FAMILIES AND THEIR CULTURES ARE THE SAME. • WHILE THE FAMILY OF AMERICA IS A MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT FAMILIES. • BASED ON MONOGAMY MOSTLY. • ONE (OFFICIAL) PARTNER DURING THEIR LIFETIME OR AT ANY ONE TIME. • ONE OF THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES THAT CAN BE SEEN BETWEEN WESTERN BETWEEN MUSLIMS FAMILY RELATIONS. • THE WESTERNS ARE INDIVIDUAL ORIENTED. • THE NON-MARITAL COHABITATION IS COMMON. • THE SEX WHICH IS TABOO IN SOCIETY IS NOT.
- 4. WAYS OF LIFE, LIVING PATTERNS • IN WESTERN FAMILY THE INDIVIDUAL VALUES GETS PROMINENCE THAN THE FAMILY VALUES. • WESTERNS ARE MORE COMMITTED TO THEMSELVES ONLY. • PARENTS DO NOT WISH TO DEPEND ON THEIR CHILDREN WHEN THEY GET OLD. • IMPORTANCE OF CAREER • MONEY MINDED
- 5. MATE SELECTION • LEGAL MARRIAGE AGE FOR MALE IS 27 AND FOR FEMALE IS 25 • SELECTION OF MATE ARE TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON INDIVIDUAL • SAME-SEX • DIFFERENT • IMPORTANCE OF MONEY IN A RELATIONSHIP. • TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON INDIVIDUALS.
- 6. WESTERN MARRIAGE • INVOLVING THE PRESENTATION OF A RING (AN ENGAGEMENT RING) AND THE FORMALIZED ASKING OF A QUESTION SUCH AS "WILL YOU MARRY ME?" THE MAN MAY EVEN GO DOWN ON ONE KNEE BEFORE PROPOSING. • THE ENGAGEMENT RING IS WORN, BY THE WOMAN, ON THE THIRD FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND (THE RING FINGER). • A MAN WHO IS ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED IS CALLED HIS PARTNER'S FIANCÉ; A WOMAN SIMILARLY ENGAGED IS CALLED HER PARTNER'S FIANCÉE.
- 7. WESTERN WEDDINGS • WEDDING CEREMONY IS HELD IN CHURCH AND IN ALSO IN OPEN PLACES. • SETTING ARRANGEMENTS • CORRECT BOOKS • FLOWERS AND THE GIRLS • BRIDE COMES AT FLOOR WITH FATHER • WEDDING VOWS
- 8. WESTERN WEDDINGS • AFTER THE VOWS HAVE BEEN SPOKEN THE COUPLE EXCHANGE RINGS. • TWO WITNESSES GENERALLY GO OFF TO A SIDE ROOM TO SIGN THE WEDDING REGISTER. • THE BRIDE STANDS WITH HER BACK TO ALL THE GUESTS AND THROWS HER BUNCH OVER HER HEAD TO THEM. • WHOEVER CATCHES THE BUNCHIS THE NEXT PERSON TO GET MARRIED. • RECEPTION CEREMONY • CAKE CUTTING.
- 10. CEREMONIAL FUN
- 11. HUSBAND WIFE RELATIONSHIP • WESTERNERS GENERALLY HOLD A 'ROMANTIC' VIEW OF LOVE. • WIFE IS A SOULMATE AND BEST FRIEND. • CHILDREN ARE AN EXPRESSION OF THAT LOVE.
- 12. CHILDREN • BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD • FOCUS • FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIP • SAME-SEX PARENTING • IN WESTERN FAMILY, ONE CAN SEE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS THINK OF SELF- RELIANCE AND INDEPENDENT. • WHILE THE CHILDREN IN THE US ARE BROUGHT UP TO LIVE AN INDEPENDENT LIFE. • IN WESTERN FAMILY, THE FACTOR OF RESPECT FOR ELDERS ARE LESS EACH INDIVIDUAL MAKES HIS OWN DECISIONS. • THE CONCEPT OF OLD HOUSES ARE VERY COMMON.
- 13. PROPERTY •"JUST AND EQUITABLE" DIVISION OF PROPERTY. •DIVISION OF MARITAL PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SEPARATION AGREEMENT. •DIVISION OF MARITAL PROPERTY WITHOUT A VALID AGREEMENT. •ALSO BY STATE TO STATE
- 14. FOOD • MOSTLY JUNK FOODS • FAST FOODS • LESS PRICES AVAILABILITY • EAT EVERYTHING • LESS SPICY
- 15. SEPARATION/DIVORCES •SEPARATION IS WHEN YOU AND YOUR PARTNER STOP LIVING TOGETHER IN A DOMESTIC OR MARRIAGE-LIKE RELATIONSHIP. •DIVORCE IS THE OFFICIAL LEGAL ENDING OF A MARRIAGE.
- 16. DEATH • IN CHURCH • THE FUNERAL SERVICE IS USUALLY HELD BETWEEN 3 TO 5 DAYS • DEVOTED BY DIFFERENT PERSON • ALL ATTENDED DRESSED BLACK • FINAL FAREWELL BEFORE LAYING THE BODY OF THE DECEASED TO REST
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