Dowry deaths
SYG2000
1 December 2013
Dowry Deaths Analysis
Eve teasing, the harassment of women, has become common now. So common that police women have gone undercover to catch men in the act. Eve teasing is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the treatment of women, however. Dowry deaths have become an unpunished crime in India. The occurrence of them is known, but is swept under the rug. Dowry is a woman’s inheritance that she brings into her marriage once she is married. Dowry is often the only thing valued in a marriage, only leading to the husband murdering his wife once she can’t pay anymore of her dowry. Afterwards, he marries someone else in order to collect even more.
Anita, a 24 year old woman, ran away from her home due to four years of beatings. After she was unable to pay her dowry, the beatings became more frequent. The beatings were so severe they caused her to fear for her life.
It is said that consumerism and avarice are the main causes for the dowry deaths, especially among the poor and middle class.
Mataji, a widow living in poverty, spent her life raising enough money to marry off both of her daughters to two brothers who they have never met. Once they were married, their husbands beat them and demanded money. The abuse not only came from their husbands, but from their husband’s mother, father, brothers, and sisters.
People don’t report dowry deaths, being crimes that are often only whispered about but never brought to light. It’s hidden due to the fact that it’s illegal and punishable by law. The family of the girl who was murdered wouldn’t want it to be known, due to the stigma it would create for their other daughters.
The lack of independence and education of women also factor into the amount of dowry depths, which are predicted to be at least 80,000.
Dowry now symbolizes money and value. Before it was outlawed in India, it was a girl’s inheritance once she got married. Though dowries were involved in marriages before the law changed,
1 December 2013
Dowry Deaths Analysis
Eve teasing, the harassment of women, has become common now. So common that police women have gone undercover to catch men in the act. Eve teasing is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the treatment of women, however. Dowry deaths have become an unpunished crime in India. The occurrence of them is known, but is swept under the rug. Dowry is a woman’s inheritance that she brings into her marriage once she is married. Dowry is often the only thing valued in a marriage, only leading to the husband murdering his wife once she can’t pay anymore of her dowry. Afterwards, he marries someone else in order to collect even more.
Anita, a 24 year old woman, ran away from her home due to four years of beatings. After she was unable to pay her dowry, the beatings became more frequent. The beatings were so severe they caused her to fear for her life.
It is said that consumerism and avarice are the main causes for the dowry deaths, especially among the poor and middle class.
Mataji, a widow living in poverty, spent her life raising enough money to marry off both of her daughters to two brothers who they have never met. Once they were married, their husbands beat them and demanded money. The abuse not only came from their husbands, but from their husband’s mother, father, brothers, and sisters.
People don’t report dowry deaths, being crimes that are often only whispered about but never brought to light. It’s hidden due to the fact that it’s illegal and punishable by law. The family of the girl who was murdered wouldn’t want it to be known, due to the stigma it would create for their other daughters.
The lack of independence and education of women also factor into the amount of dowry depths, which are predicted to be at least 80,000.
Dowry now symbolizes money and value. Before it was outlawed in India, it was a girl’s inheritance once she got married. Though dowries were involved in marriages before the law changed,