Producing a Rationale for Dowry? Gender in the Negotiation of Exchange at Marriage in Kerala, South India
Published By: Asia Research Centre (ARC) - London School of Econ | Published Date: January, 01 , 2006The allocation of scarce budgetary resources away from ‘alternative’ channels of social security underscores interlocking concerns: a) the financial drain that marriages of girls pose to families and b) the implication of the state in the identifying women’s interests with conjugality. In endorsing marriage as an important element of women’s social security, a scheme such as the above enables families to invest disproportionately in marriage and to pay dowries.
Author(s): Praveena Kodoth | Posted on: Mar 09, 2016 | Views() | Download (136)