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Africa) \u2192&nbsp; cattles (No. varies acc. to girl&#8217;s rank)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Masai (kenya Tanzania) \u2192&nbsp;<strong>cows<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Siane, (PNG) &amp; Ifugao (Philippines) \u2192 Pigs&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navaho (Somalia) \u2192&nbsp; horse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>kwakiuttl ved Indians \u2192&nbsp; Blanket.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Consequences<\/u><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>consolidation of family ties &amp; permanance of alliance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>implications on status &amp; power.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>economics of inheritance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>compensation for loss of labour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guarantees sexual rights to the groom&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Divorce : fault of groom &#8211; bride wealth not returned, fault of bride &#8211; bride wealth is returned&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It works against divorce or for proper behaviour with one\u2019s spouse as second m\u2019age for groom is costlier &amp; for bride\u2019s family it brings less bride wealth.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Recent Shifts<\/u><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>from B.P.\u2192&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>indirect dowry&nbsp;<\/strong>(from husband to bride)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Conclusion<\/u>&nbsp;&#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;represents egalitarianism in societies, also justifies loss of woman&#8217;s contribution to her paternal economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - 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