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Many Westerners View the Practices of Dowry, Bride Wealth, and Bride

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Many Westerners view the practices of dowry, bride wealth, and bride service to be about "buying" a wife. Explain why this is an inaccurate description of economic marriage transactions. What is the purpose of such economic exchanges between families?


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