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Dowry System in Pakistan

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  • Shazia Gulzar
  • Muhammad Nauman
  • Farzan Yahya
  • Shagafat Ali
  • Mariam Yaqoob

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This research paper argues on the evil of dowry system and its impact on Pakistani civilization. The objectives of this research were to substantiate the effect, favoritism and involvement of people in Dowry system. This research notified that dowry creates imbalance in the status of women and it affect women mentally and physically. Dowry is also a cause of endorsing greed and conflicts in the society. Majority of people are involved in dowry system whether they are educated or illiterate. However, most of the respondents are against this system. Simple random sampling technique and questionnaire as a data collection instrument has used to accomplish this research. Furthermore, reliability analysis has applied to verify the reliability of scale and chi-square has used to check the association of demographics with research questions. Results have been discussed in the light of Pakistani cultural context.

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  • Shazia Gulzar & Muhammad Nauman & Farzan Yahya & Shagafat Ali & Mariam Yaqoob, 2012. "Dowry System in Pakistan," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 2(7), pages 784-794.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:aeafrj:v:2:y:2012:i:7:p:784-794:id:931
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    1. Shobhit Srivastava & Shekhar Chauhan & Ratna Patel & Strong P Marbaniang & Pradeep Kumar & Ronak Paul & Preeti Dhillon, 2021. "Banned by the law, practiced by the society: The study of factors associated with dowry payments among adolescent girls in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(10), pages 1-16, October.

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