Marrige, dowry, and women's status in rural Punjab, Pakistan
Marrige, dowry, and women's status in rural Punjab, Pakistan
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巴基斯坦旁遮普省农村地区的婚姻、嫁妆和妇女地位
DOI：
10.1007/s00148-018-0713-0
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
6.1
通讯作者：
Momoe Makino
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作者：
Momoe Makino
嫁妆是南亚国家的一种常见习俗。尽管据称嫁妆和法律禁止或限制嫁妆造成了负面后果，但这一习俗已经扩大，最近，嫁妆金额似乎在增加。与公众对嫁妆的关注和理论研究相比，实证研究相对较少，这主要是由于数据的缺乏和不足。我们进行了一项家庭调查，专门针对巴基斯坦旁遮普农村地区婚姻家庭中嫁妆与女性地位之间的关系进行了实证研究。该数据集是独一无二的，因为它收集了关于婚姻费用的分类信息，使我们能够审查嫁妆的每个分项组成部分与妇女地位之间的关系。结果显示，较高的嫁妆金额，特别是在家具、电子产品和厨房用具方面，与女性在婚姻家庭中的地位呈正相关。这些非流动性物品的积极关联增加了一些暗示证据，表明在巴基斯坦旁遮普省的农村，嫁妆是新娘父母自愿献给女儿的嫁妆。
Dowry is a common custom observed in South Asian countries. Despite alleged negative consequences caused by dowry and the legal ban or restrictions on its practice, the custom has been extended, and recently, dowry amounts seem to be increasing. Compared with public interest in and theoretical studies on dowry, empirical studies are relatively scarce mainly due to data unavailability and inadequacy. We conducted a household survey specifically designed to empirically investigate how dowry is associated with women’s status in the marital household in rural Punjab, Pakistan. The dataset is unique because it gathers information on disaggregated marriage expenses, which enables us to examine the relation between each itemized component of dowry and women’s status. Results show that a higher dowry amount, especially in terms of furniture, electronics, and kitchenware, is positively associated with women’s status in the marital household. The positive association of these illiquid items adds suggestive evidence that in rural Punjab, Pakistan, dowry serves as a trousseau that the bride’s parents voluntarily offer to their daughter.