A great example is Japan. Traveling back to the early days of the Ninja, they fought together for one another. Close bonds were formed and Ninjas were members of their particular group for life. As you can tell, this is the complete opposite of the United States. Japan is striving for group success, as they continue to do today.
Family life plays a major role in both types of societies.
As for Japan, they strive for family success and in most cases, children sleep in their parent's room until they are 5 years old. Japanese feel this allows for stronger bonds to be made between children and the parents, thus leading to a stronger family bond. No, this shows the difference you as a student have to face when traveling abroad. Expectation for workload, time off for family, and incentives are things to consider when attending school.