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Role of Dowry in Causing Despair in Unmarried Girls

Abstract

Sarwar N, Ullah A and Shah M

The present study was conducted with objective to determine the causes of despair in unmarried girls. A sample size 159 respondents out of 264 was selected through random sampling procedure from three Mohallahs of Union Council Jahngrha. The conceptual framework of the study comprised of Dowry as independent variable and causes of despair in unmarried girls as dependent variable. Chi-square test was used to find out association among study variables. The study found that a significant relationship was found between despair and girl who brought dowry to her in laws will demand dowry from her daughter in laws (p=0.003), hopelessness of poor and middle class parents due to dowry is awfully on rise (p=0.003), dowry function as an insurance against divorce (p=0.000), women are considered as a capital transfer (p=0.000) and dowry as a pre-mortem inheritance (p=0.002). Awareness rising among masses through use of mass media, local political and religious leadership regarding religious and legal rights and status of women so that view of marriage and dowry as a capital transfer is publically negated, devising policies that can make it easy for poor and middle class females to access judiciary, minimize domestic violence through implementation of law, enhancing female learning and strengthening moral base of marriage and family to measure morality instead of economic benefits in mate selection were recommendations in light of study findings.