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    Marriage and Dowry

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    Dowry From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Part of a series on Anthropology of kinship Basic concepts[show] Kinship terminology[show] Case studies[show] Related articles[show] Major theorists[show] Social and cultural anthropology v t e Relationships Types[show] Activities[show] Endings[show] Emotions[show] Practices[show] Abuse[show] v t e A dowry is the money‚ goods‚ or estate that a woman brings to a marriage.[1] (A dowry consisting mainly of linen and clothing‚ or the contents

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    Section: GEOG-105C-02 Semester: Fall 2013 Professor’s Name: Prof. Silva Meybatyan Student’s Name: Pooja Adhikari Student Contact: (202)- 664-4294(Cell Phone) Email: pooja.adhikari@udc.edu Title of Assignment: Dowry System in India Certification of Authorship: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas

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    Dower and Dowry Confusion

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    Dower and dowry confusion The dower is a sum of money or other property which becomes payable by the husband to the wife as an effect of marriage[1]. On the other hand‚ Dowry is a transaction between two parties involving cash‚ or other valuable articles such as precious metals‚ gems‚ clothing‚ appliances‚ real estate‚ or goods for entertainment‚ made as a condition for entering a marriage contract[2].The dowry system is not recognised in the religion or the law of the Muslim societies but has

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    Lobolo or Lobola (Mahadi in Sesotho; sometimes translated as bride price) is a traditional Southern African custom whereby the man pays the family of his fiancée for her hand in marriage (Compare with the European dowry custom where the woman brings assets[citation needed]). The custom is aimed at bringing the two families together‚ fostering mutual respect‚ and indicating that the man is capable of supporting his wife financially and emotionally. Traditionally the lobola payment was in cattle as

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    Dowry Menace Assault‚ harassment‚ death‚ torture‚ suicide‚ murder‚ it is a consistent flow of thoughts‚ is it not? Well‚ I consider this to be a synonym of none other than the word dowry. Dowry is the money‚ goods or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage. When we look back into history‚ dowry was widely practiced in most parts of the world until the early modern era. In England‚ failure to provide a customary‚ or agreed-upon‚ dowry could cause a marriage to be called off. Vast

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    “Mahr and Dowry: Two Very Different Concepts” Thesis: By defining and explaining Mahr and Dowry‚ then differentiating between the two‚ one will gain a better understanding of each concept. Mahr and Dowry are two concepts practiced by most Muslims‚ from both the past and present. The concept is chosen according to the tradition or practice of their family or community. They are vastly different in both their process and outcome‚ which therefore results in different scenarios. By defining and

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    Dowry: a social stigma | | In spite of modernization and the increasing role of women in all walks of life‚ the practice of the dowry in India is becoming widespread‚ and the value of dowry is increasing.  Now the dowry has become a great criterion in the marriages instead of a proper bride. If a bride’s family fails to pay the amount of dowry demanded by the prospective groom’s family‚ the bride will be cruelly treated by the in-laws‚ and in many cases will be burnt to death. “No dowry

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    Outline Bride Burning‚ Murders and Dowry Pressure in India I. Women in India are exposed to heinous acts of abuse. A. Women in India have become victims of human rights abuse. B. Different components of Bride-Burning II. Extent of the Problem A. Statistical Analysis of the number of Dowry Related deaths B. Under Reporting of Cases C. Inconsistencies between police reports and Victim Accounts D. Dowry Pressure leads to Suicide for some dowry harassed victims III. Causative

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    Dowery System

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    The dowry system is a social evil in India.It originated since times immemorial.I am really feeling very bad with this system ‚so want to give my views about this topic. Actually in the ancient times the grooms were to give dowry to the brides‚but now the brides are to give dowry to the grooms and now-a-days it became a compulsory process. I think GURAJADA’S play "kanyasulkam" may be mentioned in this context.Dowry can be defined as a support to the newly married couple on either behalf in cash or

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    after ‘paying’ a good amount to bride’s parents. Even in this cyber century we see this being followed deliberately in the educated society and the greatest‚ disgusting evil that comes out of this marginalization is the “dowry system” or as it is presently called ‘The gift system’ .An embryo formed with two X chromosome is hunted from the very stage when it is called ‘she’ or ‘girl’. And then it is what Simon de Bouveire said‚ “A WOMAN IS NOT BORN. SHE IS MADE”.          A girl child born to a family

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