Individuals and Western Culture

I find there is a relationship between those two factors. Western culture is a very individual driven culture. We tend to be more independent and not rely on society as much as people in other societies. They depend on other people to provide the essentials for living, such as food and shelter. In our western culture, we rely on our parents for such things when we are younger. However, as we grow our reliance on them becomes less. 

Because of this we can choose to go against the established traditions. Such as, getting married right away, having children. We do not fear shunning of our culture for doing these things. While in other societies you could become an out cast for not subscribing to these traditions and possibly not be able to care for yourself.