ANTHR101 Lecture Notes - Bride Price, Engagement, Wage Labour
14 Mar 2014
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Benefit of having multiple spouses is not really there. Usually the only form of marriage allowed (usually a part of religious belief or the law) In societies with monogamy, there are no obvious benefits to having multiple spouses. More than one spouse means more money but more money means more taxes. Doesn"t mean there would be no benefit at all but the benefits are a lot less obvious or given. Economic transactions that will occur between the familes that get married: brideservice, bride price, dowry, gift exchange. *the loss of a worker and future generations of workers needs to be compensated for. In exchange for the loss of the daughter, the future husband will provide a service for the bride"s family. In societies where there is little material goods (like foragers) so instead of material payment, so the groom works for the bride"s family for a certain ammount of time.
