Dowry

the society. In this regard, another odd thing about the Indian marriage is the idea of dowry. A dowry is wealth that a woman brings to the family. In this regard, many men are also interested in marrying richer women because their family would provide a lot of dowry for the groom’s family. This can include house furniture, various appliances, gold, jewelry, car, and in some cases, even a house itself. Dowry is a controversial issue in India because in many cases, the family of the groom is able…

Throwing a radical overhaul on the framed aspect of Patriarchy and Feminism, we understand Patriarchy as the dominance of male power exclusively over women. On the other hand Feminism is a political crusade focusing on the equality of the woman 's clan and not ‘superiority’. The concept of Patriarchy bee 's existence with women having to be in the picture without which the very idea of talking about either would be despicable. Succinctly redefining, Patriarchy should not and cannot be limited to…

women on her husband funeral pyre. The logic behind this practice is that, after this sacrifice women purify her husband deeds and will remain with her husband in heavens. Female infanticide It is a killing of a new born girl child and the reasons are dowry, poverty etc. Trafficking Trafficking is a trade of humans. The purpose of this is to gain forced labor, sexual slavery and commercial sexual exploitation. Child marriage It is a marriage by an individual before reaching the adult age that is…

& Crenshaw, 360). As explained before, Indian culture sees men as superior over women. Having a son is only beneficial to a family because the son can continue on with the family name and property. Eventually, a son will marry a woman and receive dowry and gifts from her family which will only raise his and his family’s status. As well as, a son will care for his parents in old age, unlike a daughter who will be unable to because of her duty to care for her husband 's aging parents instead of…

There are many stereotypes about Asian women, especially South Asian women. These stereotypes include talk about how South Asian women are oppressed, do not have any freedom due to male figures in the family, can't leave their house without a male figure and so on. As expected, stereotypes are not always true even though they have some truth to them. Asian Women are treated differently than men, just because they are women. It is not fair to judge someone because of their gender, gender does not…

Divorce laws and the opinions around them have changed dramatically throughout modern history. Today in 2018 America, divorce is common, legal, and generally accepted. However, back in the Roman Empire, things were quite different. Augustus Caesar was a Pagan emperor who brought back strict legislation to limit divorce. Constantine was the first Christian Caesar in the history of the Roman Empire. Yet, he still passed laws that restricted divorce across the Roman Empire. Both emperors passed…

the groom’s family a gift commonly called the ‘Dowry’. This tradition was reasonable in the earlier centuries as after marriage the woman goes and lives in the man’s house where she is looked after and groomed to be a good wife. However, this is not the case in today’s world as most of the married couples don’t live in an extended family and prefer to live separately from their parents. This being said, why are the groom’s family still taking dowry? Don’t you think this tradition of bearing the…

stated that the recorded report of 2009 shows that about 23,254 crimes were recorded in UP. From this we can imagine the number of crimes which are not even recorded due to certain circumstances but happened. Dowry death and Dowry death is the most complicated problem in India and 2232 dowry death, 1759 rapes and 8566 cases of domestic violence by life partner or his relative were recorded in the UP alone which stands on third rank in crime rate. Other crimes included violence for marring a boy…

Diversity in India India is an extremely diverse country in Asia. It has many different religions and languages that lead to many problems for the government. In terms of population, it is the world’s largest democracy, according to Masci (2001). The country is relatively new only gaining independence in 1947 from the United Kingdom. India has adopted many of the colonial forms from their previous masters, such as a common law system, a parliament, as well as the English language. The country…

Catholicism is a staple in many Latin American countries. The religion has been a mainstay in the area ever since the first conquistadors from Spain set foot in the new world and started their sprawling conquests. As the conquistadors spread across Latin America and started to set up their systems of power, nuns, women who were spiritual brides of Christ, started to set up their power in Latin America, as well. The nuns’ relationship with power is a turbulent one. The nuns of Cuzco were very…