1Department of Sociology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713104.
2Sociology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713 104.
This paper aims at to highlight the perception of people regarding the practice of dowry in the rural area of South West Bangal. The rural areas of six district of South West Bangal have been Sampled under study. These are Bir Bhumi, Bankura, Burdwan, Hooghlli, Puralia and Midnapur. Six hundred (600), responded were interviewed from overall 22 villages of the selected district areas. It is noted a under study that there are boys who view marriage as an occasion to achieve wealth. The studies shows that dowry system involves when several parent arrange suitable marriages for their daughter who normally do not possess highly desired qualifications of the marriage. The dowry is viewed as the Socio-economic factor which matters relatively more in the middle as well as lower classes of family. The factor that settle the amount of dowry of income of boys, educational Qualification, family property, background, influence of family future prospect of Bride-groom, caste, Age and profession. According to the study it maintains, harmony and unity in the family. The study purports, at the end, that the negative consequences of the dowry are used to be engorged in the rural area.
