10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRIDE WEALTH»
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bride wealth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Problems and Prospects of the Search for a Catholic ...
For example, by attacking such practices like polygamy, arranged marriages and
the payment of bride-wealth,310 without taking into account the social, economic
and cultural 310 Many westerners interpreted the custom of paying bride ...
2
On the Timing of Marriage, Cattle, and Weather Shocks in ...
The data contain some information on the amount of bride wealth paid (and
especially on the amount of danga, i.e. the most substation payment related to
the rights over children, see Section 2). This variable needs to be interpreted with
care.
Johannes Hoogeveen, Bas van der Klaauw, 2003
3
Restatement of Customary Law of Nigeria
relationship formal. It is not an economic price as a woman is not an economic
commodity and cannot be bought. Bride wealth is a token payment and its
acceptance by the girl's parents demonstrates their approval of the new
relationship.
4
Pastoral Partners: Affinity and Bond Partnership Among the ...
suddenly or spectacularly enriched. Marriage, therefore, provides a bride-
receiver with a starting point from which he can build his own set of useful and
enduring relationships, independently of his father and brothers. The way bride-
wealth is ...
5
Customary Law in the Modern World: The Crossfire of Sudan's ...
4.2.1 The nature of bride wealth Bride wealth is central to the value-system and,
in accordance with the stratification involved, has implications that tend to lower
the status of women. But this is different from the assertion that every transaction
...
6
Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States, and the Global System
In this case, the female husband is the legitimate father, or pater, of the children,
as well as the husband, and her family transfers cattle as bride-wealth to the
family of her wife. In a “ghost marriage,” someone marries in the name of a sibling
or ...
7
Seven Tribes of British Central Africa
All 'brothers' are debarred from taking the bride-wealth of their 'sisters', but share
in the bride-wealth of those whom they call 'sister's child'. D1agram 1 O PM,
Z A B O PM, Z Generation I Generations are linked as follows: I, III, V; II, IV, VI.
Elizabeth Colson, Max Gluckman, 1951
8
Women and Gender in Contemporary Chinese Societies: Beyond ...
Frustrated with such a large amount, Xu Wei's father suggested that they not
proceed with the relationship and find another woman who would request a
smaller amount of bride wealth. Disappointed and even outraged, Xu Wei had a
severe ...
Shanshan Du, Ya-chen Chen, 2013
9
Discovery of North-East India: Geography, History, Cutlure, ...
Should she wish to marry any person other than the brothers of the deceased
husband, the bride-wealth given originally has to be returned to them. This
discourages any attempt on her part to take another husband. Sororate is not
obligatory ...
Suresh Kant Sharma, Usha Sharma, 2005
10
Offspring:: Human Fertility Behavior in Biodemographic ...
pastoral societies where bride wealth must be paid (Manson and Wrangham,
1991). Mating Patterns, Parental Investment, and Reproduction Resource
defense polygyny means that males will compete to control the resources that
females ...
Rodolfo A. Bulatao, Kenneth W. Wachter, Panel for the Workshop on the Biodemography of Fertility and Family Behavior, 2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRIDE WEALTH»
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bride wealth is used in the context of the following news items.
Is same-sex marriage anything new?
Among the Nuer, marriage involved the payment of cattle as bride wealth from the husband's kin to the wife's, a payment that gave the husband ... «CNN, May 15»
Terre des Hommes gives $200, 000 for Tanzania project
... poor families also capacitated with entrepreneurship skills for them to diversify their sources of income and quit depending on bride wealth of ... «East African Business Week, Apr 15»
Displaced women and girls trapped in Afghanistan's cities
Representing a form of income, they are increasingly married off to older men who are able to pay bride wealth/dowry. “We are being sold in ... «Norwegian Refugee Council, Mar 15»
Lobola today is a double-edged sword for women
Lobola today is a double-edged sword for women. Lobola (bride wealth) has undergone a radical transformation in Zimbabwe in recent years. «The Zimbabwean, Dec 14»
Confronting the Rhino in the Room
Just the other day we oversaw a ceremony for bride wealth negotiations, and each door inside the family's home displayed a sticker preaching ... «Voices, Nov 14»
Dr Baryomunsi has bigger ambitions than being MP
But for me I came later and there had been some transformation within the family, including having received bride wealth from the sisters. «The Observer, Oct 14»
'Hibla' exhibit–isolating the Filipino DNA through fabric
The t'nalak or abaca woven cloth of the T'boli, for example, was used mainly for special clothing and to denote bride wealth at high-profile ... «Inquirer.net, Aug 14»
Diane Michalski Turner: How we define marriage is a matter of choice
One woman pays the bride wealth to the father of the other woman so that she can obtain the benefits of parenthood of this woman's children ... «Madison.com, Jul 14»
Embrace mass weddings
... encouraging their children to get married because in most cases they usually sabotage the marriage process by asking a lot of bride wealth. «New Vision, Apr 14»
'Microfinance institutions cannot end mass poverty'
Instead, when they get money, some go to witch-doctors first to consult on what the future holds, others pay bride wealth or introduce their dear ... «The Observer, Apr 14»
