Dowry in United States
Dowry Definition
Formerly applied to mean that which a woman brings to her husband in marriage. This is now called a “portion.” This word is sometimes confounded with “dower.” See Co. Litt. 31; Civ. Code La, art. 2317; Dig. 23. 3. 76; Code, 6. 12. 20.
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Formerly applied to mean that which a woman brings to her husband in marriage. This is now called a “portion.” This word is sometimes confounded with “dower.” See Co. Litt. 31; Civ. Code La, art. 2317; Dig. 23. 3. 76; Code, 6. 12. 20.
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This definition of Dowry Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This definition needs to be proofread..
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See Also
Bride-Price; Kinship; Marriage Ceremonies; Mate Selection; Wife
Further Reading (Books)
goody, j. and tambiah, s. j. (1973). bridewealth anddowry. cambridge, uk: cambridge university press.
menski, w., ed. (1999). south asians and the dowryproblem. stoke-on-trent, stratfordshire, uk: trentham books.
john barker
Further Reading (Articles)
Dowry: South Asian Malady, Women’s Feature Service; February 11, 2002; Anonymous
Dowry death toll rises as women shy away from invoking law. Mail Today (New Delhi, India); December 7, 2009
Dowry: Extreme or mainstream?, Kuwait Times (Kuwait City, Kuwait); August 28, 2006
Dowry, Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture; January 1, 2008
India: Dowry – A Cause for Sex Selection or a Result of Son Preference?, Women’s Feature Service; November 18, 2013; Singh, Kirti
Dowry Practices and Gendered Space in Urban Patna/India, Gender Forum; April 1, 2013; Chandramukhee Leder, Stephanie
The Dowry System in Northern India: Women’s Attitudes and Social Change, Journal of Marriage and Family; December 1, 2004; Srinivasan, Padma Lee, Gary R.
Bangalore ‘dowry court’ hears harrowing stories, demands stringent law, Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India); July 28, 2009
When Dowry Went Wrong, Hinduism Today; March 31, 2004; Katir, Tara
Stridhanam: Rethinking Dowry, Inheritance and Women’s Resistance among the Syrian Christians of Kerala, Anthropologica; January 1, 2003; Philips, Amali A.
India: State of Dowry Deaths, Women’s Feature Service; February 18, 2008; Niazi, Shuriah
Uganda: Is paying a dowry a bad idea?, New African; August 1, 2010; Asiimwe, Agnes
A Brand Called Dowry, Women’s Feature Service; August 5, 2003; Anonymous
Fighting the curse of dowry system, The New Nation (Dhaka, India); August 19, 2010
Disappearance of the Dowry: Women, Families, and Social Change in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1600-1900. Canadian Journal of History; December 1, 1992; Lavrin, Asuncion
DEVELOPMENT-BAHRAIN: SKYROCKETING DOWRIES TAKE TOLL ON MEN, Inter Press Service English News Wire; May 17, 2010; Suad Hamada
Consumerism Fuels Dowry-Death Wave; Bride Burnings on the Increase in India, The Washington Post; March 17, 1995; Molly Moore
The Bride’s Dowry!, The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); July 2, 2013
Fighting the curse of dowry system. The New Nation (Dhaka, India); August 19, 2010
Dowry Unleashes Social Problems, Pajhwok Afghan News (Kabul, Afghanistan); August 4, 2013
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