Dowry and dowry harassment in India: An assessment based on modified capitalist patriarchy
(...). The number of dowry deaths has steadily increased in the 1980s and 1990s. Even though the official number of dowry deaths rose from 6,758 in 1996 to 7,543 in 1997, unofficial estimates of dowry deaths figure around a staggering 25,000 annually. Classical socialist feminist traditions have ina...
| Published in: | African and Asian studies |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2002
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African and Asian studies
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| Further subjects: | B
Gender-specific role
B India Gesellschaftliche Prozesse Frauen Soziale Beziehungen Sozialer Zwang Marriage law Heirat / Marriage Sitten und Gebräuche Gender-specific role / Gender composition Religiöse Faktoren Kastensystem Social structure B Manners and customs B Einflussgröße B Religion B Custom B India B Marriage law B Interpersonal relationship B Compulsion B Development B Society B Caste B Woman B Marriage |
| Summary: | (...). The number of dowry deaths has steadily increased in the 1980s and 1990s. Even though the official number of dowry deaths rose from 6,758 in 1996 to 7,543 in 1997, unofficial estimates of dowry deaths figure around a staggering 25,000 annually. Classical socialist feminist traditions have inadequately addressed the widespread prevalence of this social practice. Drawing from primary and secondary sources, this article reconceptualizes and reframes the "legitimate" practice of dowry from a modified socialist feminist perspective. A modified capitalist patriarchal approach that includes caste and religion is necessary to expound the primacy of the phenomenon. As well, this critique suggests recommendations for social change. (AAS/DÜI-Jos) |
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| ISSN: | 1569-2094 |
| Contains: | In: African and Asian studies
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