Select a foreign country, and research the traditional family roles for its people.

Compare the roles and responsibilities of a family member in the foreign country
to the same family member in the United States, such as father, mother, uncle.
Use the chart below to help guide your research.

Family Member Family Member

Foreign Country United States

Roles and Responsibilities Roles and Responsibilities Similarities and Differences

Main role of the father in the U.S. is the protecter and the
provider for there kids The roles of a father in Japan and the U.S. is
The role of a father in Japan is that they are the main income providing for their families
owners and the main boss of the house

The roles of daughters in U.S. and Thailand is

helping with their parents
The main role for a daughter in the U.S. is to show
respect to their parents and start to take care of their
parents when they start getting older

The main role for a daughter in Thailand is to

help their mom with cooking and cleaning the
house

The role of a grandfather in both the

U.S. and India is telling story’s to
there grandkids

The roles of a grandfather in India is a role model for the The role of a grandfather in the U.S. is telling old story’s to
grandkids and a historian their grandkids

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