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March 4th 2008
Bride Price - NOT ABOUT "BUYING AND SELLING" WOMEN
Must be understood in a broader cultural context, which takes into account the differences between societies structured around gift-giving and those structured around a market economy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/magazine/09BRI.html
http://family.jrank.org/pages/181/Bride-Price.html
Dowry - Giving the bride and her new family her share of the family wealth at marriage.

http://www.indianchild.com/dowry_in_india.htm
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/jul2001/ind-j04.shtml
Bride Price - NOT ABOUT "BUYING AND SELLING" WOMEN
Must be understood in a broader cultural context, which takes into account the differences between societies structured around gift-giving and those structured around a market economy.
- must ask for perents permission to marry; parents charge a bride price
- culture in New Guinea Wesch worked with considers the daughter to be a gift when approving marriage
- the gift of a daughter is extending a bond across two families (bonding these families together for life)
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/magazine/09BRI.html
http://family.jrank.org/pages/181/Bride-Price.html
Dowry - Giving the bride and her new family her share of the family wealth at marriage.
http://www.indianchild.com/dowry_in_india.htm
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/jul2001/ind-j04.shtml
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