ANTHR101 Lecture Notes - Dowry, Wage Labour, Bride Price
24 Apr 2013
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Wage labour: both men and women can work. When you have wage labour you have taxes. Religious or legally sanctioned: in societies with monogamous marriages it"s usually because it"s the only kind of marriage allowed. No immediate benefits to polygamy: societies that don"t practice polygamy usually don"t because there aren"t enough benefits to do so. Economic transaction that will occur between the families of the people who are getting married. In exchange for the loss of the daughter, the future husband will provide a service for the bride"s family. The length of time is negotiated with the family. This is the most common form of exchange among foragers. In exchange for a spouse, the future husband and his family will compensate the bride"s family with material goods. The bride will receive part of her inheritance in advance to contribute to her new family. Daughters with bigger dowries get more potential suitors.
