Money for Women

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This paper argues that bride-wealth is more of an economic transaction.The author points out that prostitution originally was seen as an acceptable activity. The paper relates that courtesans were special prostitutes; however, eventually, prostitution became a place for poor women to make money.

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"The concepts of sex, sexual activities, property, economics and mortality are all culturally determined. The fact that these concepts are culturally determined means that combinations of these activities are viewed differently in different societies. For example the relationship between sex, economics and mortality can be seen differently in different societies. A prime example of this phenomenon is known as bride-wealth. In "Cultural Anthropology", Robert H. Lavenda and Emily A. Schultz define bride-wealth as, "The transfer of certain symbolically important goods from the family of the groom to the family of the bride on the occasion of their marriage.""

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