Dowry and prestige in north India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3864697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marguerite Roulet (1918 Rowley Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA), Marguerite Antoinette Roulet (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-107 |
| Publication date | 1996-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contributions to Indian Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0069-9659 • E-ISSN: 0069-9667 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/006996679603000104 |
| OpenAlex | W1976100164 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 25 |
This paper explores the current practice and representation of dowry marriage by members of Brahman, Gosain and Chamar families in semi-rural eastern Uttar Pradesh. The paper approaches dowry not primarily as an institution to do with the transfer of property at marriage, but more importantly as the currently most significant means of assessing and representing social status, honour and prestige in the region. As the most comprehensive public measure of social prestige, dowry was an important arena within which people represented their social positions and their relations to others. The paper explores people's discursive constructions of dowry marriage and the manner in which they used their understanding of dowry to reflect upon social relations within. their communities
Allegiance · Dowry · Honour · Political science · Prestige · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Law · South Asian Cinema and Culture
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2024 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |