Reddy P G
Department of Physical Anthropology, Sri Venkatesware University, India.
Ann Hum Biol. 1988 Jul-Aug;15(4):263-8. doi: 10.1080/03014468800009731.
The present study aims at understanding the interrelations between consanguineous marriages and marriage payment. The data are collected from three castes inhabiting two regions of Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, South India. It is evident from the study that the dowry system is more prevalent among higher castes, while the bride wealth system is more common among the lower castes in the hierarchy. Further, it can be seen that the dowry system is more prevalent in developed regions, while bride-wealth is more common in backward regions. Marriage payment is found to be less common in close kin marriages than in unrelated marriages. Most of the uncle-niece marriages are without any marriage payment, in all the castes. However, most of the matrilateral cross-cousin and patrilateral cross-cousin marriages are also without any marriage payment in the Devanga.
本研究旨在了解近亲婚姻与婚姻支付之间的相互关系。数据收集自居住在印度南部安得拉邦内洛尔区两个地区的三个种姓。研究表明，嫁妆制度在高种姓中更为普遍，而在等级制度中，彩礼制度在低种姓中更为常见。此外，可以看出，嫁妆制度在发达地区更为普遍，而彩礼在落后地区更为常见。近亲婚姻中的婚姻支付比非近亲婚姻中更为少见。在所有种姓中，大多数叔侄婚姻都没有任何婚姻支付。然而，在德万加种姓中，大多数母系交叉表亲婚姻和父系交叉表亲婚姻也没有任何婚姻支付。
