Foreign Ethics - Coursework Example

Foreign Ethics Foreign Ethics My weird foreign country is Kenya. Kenya is a country in Africa and forms part of the East African Community. The country has 42 tribes that have different cultures and values. A large proportion of the tribes’ population lives in the rural areas (Mburugu & Adams 2004). My interest lies in the cultures of this majority population. The cultures of most of the people living in the rural areas value large families. By a large a family, I mean that couples have a tendency of bearing more than five children.

They value having many children for both social and economic reasons. The rural parents view children as an investment because they provide labor for agricultural production. The children are also a resource because they help in taking care of their siblings. Since the families cannot afford to employ nannies, the elder children have to look after their younger siblings. Besides, parents expect the children to support them financially during their old age (Kiriti & Tisdell 2013). Things are, however, different in the U.S. There are no parents who opt to have many children.

Most parents limit to one or two children. It is widely regarded as unethical for couples to have many children because most parents are economically stable. A couple with several children cannot afford to give each of them appropriate parental attention (AAP 2015). In addition, giving birth in large numbers would add more people to the already populated country. The five rules on the bearing of several children are as follows;The man is the head of the family and decides the number of children to have.

There is no use of family planning methods.Children must adhere to the rules given by parents.A man can keep several wives and children in the same home. The children should always care for their parents’ property. ReferencesAAP. (2015, May 1). Small Families. Retrieved July 3, 2015, from https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/family-dynamics/types-of-families/Pages/Small-Families.aspxKiriti, T., & Tisdell, C. (2013). Family size, economics and child gender preference: A case study in the Nyeri district of Kenya.

Social Economics International Journal of Social Economics, 492-509. Retrieved July 3, 2015, from http://www.uq.edu.au/rsmg/docs/ClemWPapers/SEPD/WP 31.pdfMburugu, E., & Adams, B. (2004). Families in Kenya. Handbook of World Families, 3-24. Retrieved July 3, 2015, from http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/4948_Adams_Chapter_1_Families_In_Kenya.pdf