Forced marriage

Main article: Forced marriage

Criticism about the Azeri society tradition from domestic violence to the social and political participation of
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A forced marriage is a marriage in which one or both of the parties is married against their will.
Forced marriages continue to be practiced in parts of the world, especially in South Asia and Africa.
The line between forced marriage and consensual marriage may become blurred, because the
social norms of these cultures dictate that one should never oppose the desire of one's
parents/relatives in regard to the choice of a spouse; in such cultures, it is not necessary for
violence, threats, intimidation etc. to occur, the person simply "consents" to the marriage even if they
don't want it, out of the implied social pressure and duty. The customs of bride price and dowry, that
exist in parts of the world, can lead to buying and selling people into marriage. [83][84]
In some societies, ranging from Central Asia to the Caucasus to Africa, the custom of bride
kidnapping still exists, in which a woman is captured by a man and his friends. Sometimes this
covers an elopement, but sometimes it depends on sexual violence. In previous times, raptio was a
larger-scale version of this, with groups of women captured by groups of men, sometimes in war; the
most famous example is The Rape of the Sabine Women, which provided the first citizens of Rome
with their wives.
Other marriage partners are more or less imposed on an individual. For example, widow
inheritance provides a widow with another man from her late husband's brothers.
In rural areas of India, child marriage is practiced, with parents often arranging the wedding,
sometimes even before the child is born. [85] This practice was made illegal under the Child Marriage
Restraint Act of 1929.

Economic considerations
See also: Economics of marriage and Family economics
The financial aspects of marriage vary between cultures and have changed over time.
In some cultures, dowries and bridewealth continue to be required today. In both cases, the financial
arrangements are usually made between the groom (or his family) and the bride's family; with the
bride often not being involved in the negotiations, and often not having a choice in whether to
participate in the marriage.
In Early modern Britain, the social status of the couple was supposed to be equal. After the
marriage, all the property (called "fortune") and expected inheritances of the wife belonged to the
husband.

Dowry
A dowry is "a process whereby parental property is distributed to a daughter at her marriage
(i.e. inter vivos) rather than at the holder's death (mortis causa)… A dowry establishes some variety
of conjugal fund, the nature of which may vary widely. This fund ensures her support (or
endowment) in widowhood and eventually goes to provide for her sons and daughters." [86]
In some cultures, especially in countries such as Turkey, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, Morocco, Nepal, dowries continue to be expected. In India, thousands of dowry-related
deaths have taken place on yearly basis,[87][88] to counter this problem, several jurisdictions have
enacted laws restricting or banning dowry (see Dowry law in India). In Nepal, dowry was made illegal
in 2009.[89] Some authors believe that the giving and receiving of dowry reflects the status and even
the effort to climb high in social hierarchy.[