Religion and Fertility Behaviours among Christians in Kenya and India
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
The current study evaluates the implication of religious faiths on fertility behaviours among Christians in Kenya and India. A number of studies about differential fertility performances hardly focus on differential fertility behavior among Christians. The greatest forces pushing the world towards social tensions today is the population explosion, which has been a result of phenomenal reduction of the death rates, control of infectious diseases, sanitation improvement and medical progress. The standard of living in developing countries results from widespread poverty and economic backwardness and growing share of the world’s population. The acuteness of the problem is because rigidity on religious beliefs and faiths amongst religious group emphasize moral cause as a traditional norm governing their social system in their communities. Kenya and India fall in the same canvas and their fertility levels continue to remain high due to socio-cultural and socio-economic factors. Their problem is fundamentally at the root of religions norms that never left chance for new techniques in planning their families and this made their decisions practically impossible. Surveys conducted on many aspects of fertility have provided detailed analysis of variables, which affect the general fertility levels. The study found out that the existences of individual goals imply existence of individual values. Thus, differences exist between individual and socio-cultural levels. Where religion and fertility are concerned, there are certain individual and their social goals involved. Moreover, the adoption level is the outcome of the various needs, goals and values at individual and social levels. Population policy goals are the means to achieving the condition of life thought desirable; they are neither isolated from national development policies, nor ends in itself. The unbridled growth of human population has brought in its shape problems such as unemployment, lack of education and pollution among others. Keywords: Family planning, population policy rhythm
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Dr. Charles Mogote
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