Dowry and marriage ideology in modern-day India: Tradition borne from modernization

dc.contributor.author	Jain, Nidhi
dc.date	2005
dc.date.accessioned	2007-12-24T19:24:00Z
dc.date.available	2007-12-24T19:24:00Z
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.identifier.citation	Jain, Nidhi. (2005). Dowry and marriage ideology in modern-day India: Tradition borne from modernization. In: Lambda Alpha Journal, v.35, p.66-83.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0047-3928
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/1195
dc.description.abstract	Author describes a contradictory dynamic of tradition and modernization in contemporary India where antient practice of dowry remains a cultural law despite modernization and anti-dowry legislation. A status of Indian women in society, the role of education and women movement are also discussed.	en
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	LAJ	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	v.35	en
dc.subject	Dowry in contemporary India	en
dc.subject	Cultural norms	en
dc.subject	Indian marriage traditions	en
dc.subject	Tradition and modernization	en
dc.subject	Indian feminists	en
dc.subject	Indian women	en
dc.subject	Women in society	en
dc.subject	India	en
dc.title	Dowry and marriage ideology in modern-day India: Tradition borne from modernization	en
dc.type	Article	en