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How are American families different from Chinese families?

In some ways, American families are very different from Chinese ones, and in other ways, they are ________ American families, for example, enjoy family dinners, support and love each other just as Chinese families ________. The differences come from culture, however. Many Chinese students are ________ to learn that American teenagers are allowed to make many decisions on their own, and that parents want their children to ________ home at eighteen.

In most American families, children are encouraged to make their own choices ________ a young age. They start with small choices and gradually ________ ones until they graduate from high school. That is when they face the biggest decision of their lives: ________ to do next. Parents and family will help with the choice, but the children themselves make the final decision.

Americans ________ move back into family homes when they get older. Instead, they prefer to have their own ________ for as long as possible. It is important to remember that these are cultural differences, and that Americans see this as ________ of the culture.