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Old 07-03-2012, 08:55 PM   #226
JohnnyB
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Originally Posted by Rerun View Post
Who wears the pants, so to speak, in the modern chinese family.. or does anyone for that matter? I know in my family, nobody has the final say... Decisions are a joint effort and if concensus can't be achieved, nothing happens.
Obviously we can only generalize, but it varies depending upon which part of China the family is from. Shanghai tends to see the women having a lot more say in the family, the NE is definitely much more the man having the say in the family. Can't say with a lot of confidence for other parts of the country specifically though. A lot of it also comes down to whose side of the family is richer/more influential and how parents get involved in managing the lives of even their adult, married children.
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