SOAN 3680 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Bride Price, Dowry, Sex Selection
26 Oct 2016
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Readings: (cid:499)nurtured by knowledge(cid:499) by smith, williams and johnson & (cid:498)murderous. Dowry: property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their. Tues oct 18/16 marriage: has huge impact on fertility decisions. Leads to imbalance of men and women in countries where there is a falling birth rate and preference for men. Ex china where fertility rate (2014) was 1. 5; falling fertility rate and son preference. Preference where dowry is going to be made, b/c you have to pay to marry girls off. Women in singapore seem to not want to marry; low fertility rates, patriarchal culture, more edu women who don(cid:495)t want to be in a relationship. Highest rates in niger, africa; 7. 5+ kids per woman; women wanted to reduce number of kids but were not allowed. Bride price: husband fam pays womans fam a price, for the womans reproductive rights (opposite of dowry: this also enters in fertility decisions.
