APHUG 2.3

Dowry - bride pays groom and/or his family

Common in patrilineal families

Considered bride’s security if husband dies/doesn’t take care of her

Can be considered as helping bride establish household

Bride Price - money/property given by groom to bride’s family

Typically found in areas where female labor critical → paying for loss in labor

In Islam, mahr or dower given to wife as her own property

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Bride Price in Islam, Dowry in South Asia

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Gender Inequality Index

Dependency Ratio - ratio between non-working age people and working age people

Pro-Natalist Policies - policies trying to increase fertility rate

Antinatalist Policies - policies trying to decrease fertility rate

Aging Population - average age of the population is rising

Maternal Mortality (definition in the US) - death of a person before, during, or shortly after giving birth

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More women’s rights and education → lower fertility rates

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Contraception - deliberate use of artificial methods or other methods to prevent pregancy

Ravenstein’s Law of Migration - most migrants only move short distance, those who move long distances usually mvoe to major centers of commerce, females more migratory than males