DOWRY: AN EVIL FOR SOCIETY DOWRY DOWRY or DAHEJ is payment or agreement to pay any property or valuable security or cash by the bride’s family to the bridegroom’s family along with the giving away of bride (called Kanyadan) .In our society it is generally given by the girl’s family to the boy’s family but in hilly areas it is opposite. SOCIAL EVIL A Social evil is any action or consequence that causes pain and suffering to a person or many members of a society. These are the anti-social works
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Socio-Anthro We should know the importance of anthropology and Sociology in our lives because: 1. To know the past and the present society for us to grow. 2. It is important for us to study anthropology and sociology to be able to know if our society is meeting its standards for maintaining its sustainability. 3. We should be updated on what’s happening in our society nowadays so that we can change the negative into positive ones. 4. We should know the history of our society
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Dowry is derived from the ancient Hindu customs of ‘kanyadan’ and ‘stridhan’. In ‘kanyadan’‚ the father of the bride offers the father of the groom money or property‚ etc whereas for ‘stridhan’‚ the bride herself gets jewelry and clothes at the time of her marriage‚ usually from her relatives or friends. In Varadakshina’‚ the father of the bride presents the groom cash or kind. All of these could be done voluntarily and out of affection and love. The Hindu marriage system is sacramental. According
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Agenda No.8 REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF “DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT‚ 1961” The ‘Dowry Prohibition Act‚ 1961’ is being implemented in the country for five decades now‚ but‚ the practice of dowry and dowry related crimes continue to be a matter of concern. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data shows that the number of cases reported under the Dowry Prohibition Act increased by almost 25% from 4504 in 2006 to 5623 in 2007 although it fell marginally by a little over 1% in 2008. State/UT-wise analysis
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A Dreadful Evil--Dowry As soon as I opened my eyes I saw the big and bold headline on the newspaper‚ “Dowry tales: Woman set on fire by husband‚ in-laws.” According to reports‚ “24-year-old Jyoti died after she was allegedly set on fire by her husband and in-laws on Sunday as her parents could not meet dowry demand of 10000 dollars.” (live). Day by day this dreadful evil is taking away so many lives. One dowry death is reported every 77 minutes.(Sinha) Reading the Newspaper I remembered
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The dowry system is an age old system and a peculiar phenomenon of the Indian society. It is‚ as today‚ a curse to the society. Dowry is the name given to all that‚ the parents of a girl give to her when she gets married. At the face of it‚ the system seems quite appropriate‚ healthy and logical‚ for‚ in this simple way‚ the parents of the girl help her in setting a new home. So far‚ so good and‚ originally also the purpose of dowry was very justified and understandable. Let us now analyze
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situation of Dowry in India No sooner did Prof.Nagendra open the door of his room than he slumped on the ground with a shriek of horror with a shriek of horror. Three girls‚ pretty‚ nubile and silently smiling were swinging to and fro in the air. They were the dead bodies of his loving daughters who could not bear his mortifications or not being able to marry them for the want of dowry. Never did Dr. Tandon imagine that his daughters would be strangulated to death for not bringing enough dowries before
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People in India give much preference to family relationships and most of them follow arranged marriage system .According to this system there is no possibility for separation and marriage is forever. As divorce is not acknowledged amongst most Indians it is vital that the marriage choice is wisely thought and carefully planned and is one of the significant choices a person will ever take. Usually the parents and family members look for certain attributes in spouse. The marriage partner
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1)M/J 2010 The study of sociology is influenced by values‚ and this is the reason why sociology can never be a science. Explain and asses this view. Basic Idea: value free vs. not free from values >> 19th century; socio; study; impressed by the advances in natural sciences as it the era of modernity; more intro; bring both the for and against argument in question‚ >> Many sociologists believed that research could and should be value free; Comte; Durkheim‚ >> Esp. to theorists
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Sociological perspective: - seeing the general in the particular (Peter Berger) - seeing the strange in the familiar - seeing individuality in the social context (Emile Durkheim) Benefits of sociological perspective Critically assess “common-sense” ideas. Sociological perspective helps us see the opportunities and constraints in our lives. Empowers us to be active participants in our society Helps us live in a diverse world - Enable us to understand the the concept of “Global Perspective”
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