traditional family

The whole structure of China's traditional family is based on the Confusio philosophy whom family was synonymous of social stability, which should always be composed of grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren. This hierarchy was based on responsibilities, rights and duties of each individual member of the family; however, age, gender and location within the hierarchy also were important, so the head of the family was the person with more age (grandfather), who had the responsibility of making decisions for the entire group, while the youngers didn't have the right to decide. The leader of the family had the right to decide on each of those who lived under his roof, and they must paid tribute, obedience and loyalty. The marriage was a family issue decision that sought greater stability and socio-economic relations between families.

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Information: http://chineseculture.about.com/bl_index.htm and http://www.tudiscovery.com/guia_china