▁famil ial ▁or ▁local ▁trad itions . ▁The ▁Catal an ▁and ▁Occ itan ▁stem ▁families ▁in ▁Europe ▁closely ▁res emble d ▁the ▁model ▁seen ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁In ▁rural ▁China , ▁property ▁and ▁land hold ings ▁are ▁usually ▁divided ▁up ▁when ▁the ▁older ▁son ▁mar ries . ▁Norm ally ▁the ▁young est ▁son ▁continues ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁the ▁parents ▁and ▁inher its ▁their ▁remaining ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁property . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁revolution ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁most ▁families ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁of ▁China ▁stayed ▁together ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁oldest ▁son ▁mar ries , ▁sometimes ▁until ▁the ▁young est ▁son ▁married . ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁some ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁co - res iding ▁with ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁continues . ▁ ▁In ▁Israel , ▁cores idence ▁between ▁parents ▁and ▁their ▁el dest ▁son ▁prev ails ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁Mos hav ▁movement , ▁that ▁prohib ited ▁breaking ▁up ▁family ▁plots ; ▁thus ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁inher its ▁the ▁family ▁farm . ▁ ▁In ▁South ▁Korea , ▁modern ▁business es ▁( cha ebol ) ▁are ▁handed ▁down ▁according ▁to ▁male ▁prim ogen iture ▁in ▁most ▁cases . ▁A ▁study ▁of ▁family ▁fir ms ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁France , ▁Germany ▁and ▁US ▁found ▁that ▁male ▁prim ogen iture ▁was ▁the ▁inheritance ▁rule ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁family ▁fir ms ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁UK , ▁but ▁only ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁only ▁in ▁a ▁quarter