On Social Psychological Perspective

Definition:-

Aanbride
amount of property or money
to her husband on their

brought by
marriage.

Social Dimensions Of
Dowry:o Demand for more dowry leads to

..
between
families.
conflicts
o Dowry became a symbol of
..
estige forBride
both and groom families.
o Giving more dowry is considered
a part of
dignity.

..

o Parents of boys boast that their son

a very high dowry.
fetched

Both givers and takers of dowry

.
dowry and value them with a feeling
k about
pride

Also the parents of groom are also

cted

to give presents to the bride

HOWEVER..
.
This is an unequal exchange in two
ways

1)The parents of a groom spend much

less on the gifts compared to what
the brides parents spend on dowry..
2) The gifts given to the bride remains
with the grooms family as the bride
joins her in-laws family permanently
and dowry also becomes the property
of grooms family.

Evil Effects Of Dowry

Problems of parents: Emotional disturbance, psychological

and social maladjustments of
parents.
Adopting social corruption of foul
means of earnings.
Hard works of parents.

Problems of girls: Abortions after determination of

fetus sex.
Illiteracy.
More labour burden.
Immorralities.
Psychological supperession of girls.
Suicides.

Problems of married
women: Family conflicts.
Lowering of women's status.
Dowry deaths.
Treatment & Humiliation.

Legislations To Inhibit
Dowry System

1961 Dowry Prohibition

Act.

IPC Section
304 B.

Transformation Of
Dowry

o The different ways in which

people ask dowry:
We dont want anything for us give
whatever you want, to your
daughter.
It is dowry but the girls side dont
fell so because their psychology is
that they gave all to their daughter.

o Some men prefers to marry someone

who is rich and dont have brother so
that they can get share in the
properties of their in-laws.

Preventive Short Term

Devices:
Immediate actions when incidents of
dowry deaths, harassment,
humiliation occur.
Media-both print and electronic
sources should highlight such
incidence with all seriousness.

 Street corner plays should depict

such incidents as serious matters of
life and not as a source of
entertainment.
Political leaders, government
officials, businessmen, and others
must not be allowed to either take or
give dowry in any form.

Reference:

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