AP BIOLOGY

THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM

AIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What would be the correct definition of a “dowry”?
A
the gifts wedding guests give to the bride and groom
B
money paid to the government to get a marriage license
C
the household goods a bride must give the groom’s family
D
money or gifts given by the groom to the bride’s family at marriage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -While bride price or bride service is a payment by the groom, or his family, to the bride, or her family, dowry is the wealth transferred from the bride, or her family, to the groom, or his family.

Detailed explanation-2: -bridewealth, also called bride-price or marriage payment, payment made by a groom or his kin to the kin of the bride in order to ratify a marriage. In such cultures, a marriage is not reckoned to have ended until the return of bridewealth has been acknowledged, signifying divorce.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dowries are sets of assets (money, material goods, real estate) that a bride’s family gifts to a groom when the two are wed. The purpose of a dowry is often threefold. First, it gives the bride and groom the money and goods that they will need to build a home together.

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