Many Westerners view the practices of dowry, bride wealth, and bride service to be about “buying” a wife. Explain why this is an inaccurate description of economic marriage transactions. What is the purpose of such economic exchanges between families?
What will be an ideal response?
1. Accurate definitions of dowry, bride wealth, and bride service
2. Connect each type’s relative status and role of women
3. Explain the purpose of each type of economic exchange
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a. grandparents b. both mothers and fathers c. fathers and older brothers d. mothers and younger siblings
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A. a sexual division of labor B. an egalitarian and cooperative social organization C. food sharing D. all of these