Ethnology, Volume 24University of Pittsburgh, 1985 - Anthropology |
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... dowry is given , and in the size and content of the dowry . Why do we find that in some societies , and in some communities within these societies , a daughter gets her share at the time of marriage , while in others she , like her ...
... dowry is given , and in the size and content of the dowry . Why do we find that in some societies , and in some communities within these societies , a daughter gets her share at the time of marriage , while in others she , like her ...
Page 109
... dowry may indeed be seen as compensation for her family's establishing connections with higher - status people . Goody ( 1976 : 14-17 ) has shown that the giving of dowry is associated with homogamy , but there are also many cases where ...
... dowry may indeed be seen as compensation for her family's establishing connections with higher - status people . Goody ( 1976 : 14-17 ) has shown that the giving of dowry is associated with homogamy , but there are also many cases where ...
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... dowry have increased dramatically in recent years . WHY DOWRY IS NOT ONLY A SOCIAL STATEMENT All the foregoing comparisons point to a single set of conclusions ; while dowry is a form of premortem inheritance that goes to a daughter ...
... dowry have increased dramatically in recent years . WHY DOWRY IS NOT ONLY A SOCIAL STATEMENT All the foregoing comparisons point to a single set of conclusions ; while dowry is a form of premortem inheritance that goes to a daughter ...
Contents
Criteria for Selecting Herbal Remedies C H Browner | 13 |
Sociolinguistic Implications Lajos | 33 |
Pingelap Politics and AmericanMicronesian Relations David | 43 |
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