Dowry and Dowry Harassment in India

An Assessment Based on Modified Capitalist Patriarchy

Bibliographic Data

ID12837459
AuthorsEdith Samuel (Crandall University, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume1
Issue3
Pages187-229
Publication date2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican and Asian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1569-2094 • E-ISSN: 1569-2108
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/156921002x00059
OpenAlexW2075252061
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited10

Listen to the many women Listen to the many voices Spoken and unspoken 1 On March 27, 1984, "The Times of India" reported that in Delhi, "a bride is burnt to death every twelve hours." 2 The number of dowry deaths has steadily increased in the 1980s and 1990s. Even though the official number of dowry deaths rose from 6,758 in 1996 to 7,543 in 1997, 3 unofficial estimates of dowry deaths figure around a staggering 25,000 annually. 4 Classical socialist feminist traditions have inadequately addressed the widespread prevalence of this social practice. Drawing from primary and secondary sources, this article reconceptualizes and reframes the "legitimate" practice of dowry from a modified socialist feminist perspective. A modified capitalist patriarchal approach that includes caste and religion is necessary to expound the primacy of the phenomenon. As well, this critique suggests recommendations for social change. For: Through the eyes of women It is another way of seeing It is another way of knowing 5

Caste · Dowry · Harassment · Patriarchy · Political science · Sociology · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law

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