What are the main causes of dowry system in India?
ANSWER 1 according to my point of view the main causes of dowry
system is own women. most of the dowry death case the boy's mother
play major role for dowry. according to mother suggestion the son
take step forward. ANSWER2 Answer2 PRESENT CAUSE 1. Dowry being the
traditional, done thing, an accepted norm existing for generations
to renegade is difficult. This is why dowry continues. 2. Dowry
system continues out of necessity. Examples: A family accepts dowry
for boy in the family (even though wanting to stop the traditional
practice) out of compulsion that arises because the girl in the
same family when wedded has to give dowry. The family justifies
saying we take dowry for the boy because we have to give dowry for
the girl. Another reason is when the boy's father has borrowed huge
sums of money for the boy's education. The loan and its interest is
mounting. It becomes imperative for this family to take dowry so
that the money borrowed can be returned. Often while taking loan
the money that will come into the family from dowry is figured in.
So also, most parents keep saving for dowry from the time of birth
of the female child because of the inevitable certainly of having
to pay dowry at the time of girl's wedding. These two examples show
pragmatic causes of dowry system prevailing through ages till now.
ORIGINAL CAUSE FOR THE ANCIENT DOWRY SYSTEM 3. Originaly dowry
acted as offering of insurance policy for those who got married.
Dowry was safeguard for the girl in eventuality of being deserted
by husband or becoming widow (child widows were many and they could
not remarry.)