Psychology

Most Indians spend their formative years (childhood / puberty) in a familiar community (called joint family) unlike our culture where is most common the family nucleus (Father / Mother / Son). Even couples who live alone with their children. It is very common to visit their relatives on a daily or weekly basis. When you go on vacation is very rare being out alone, leaves the whole family.

One of the reasons to live under one roof still exists in Indian culture, is the economic point of view, especially in urban areas where home ownership or rents are very high. In a country without social security, high unemployment, the family becomes your "life insurance" for relief well to mitigate a bad situation.

Regardless of the achievements and talents , an Indian always has obligations on those who are "on" him and expectations of those who are "beneath" him. This situation is immutable and lifetime.

Because of young Indian receive much attention from their families in his youth instilling the integrity of the family unit is stronger than individuals, this creates that young people seeking a radical demarcation of their parents or feel forced to confront its authority to live their own way, unlike Western culture.

For all these things in the imagination of an Indian the word, and certainly their identity, are linked to the reputation of his family. It is the family, and the role played by family obligations in an Indian what keeps them together.