Author: Kripa Shrestha
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-15-06
Year: 2015
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M. Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2015
Examination Committee: Soparth Pongquan (Chairperson); Mokbul Morshed Ahmad, Kyoko Kusakabe (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The research analyzed the impacts of dowry on married women from rural households of Terai region in Nepal. Dowry has been practiced in Nepal for a long time. The general objective is to assess psychological, social and economic im pacts of dowry practices on married women from poor households in the Rural Terai region of Nepal. The specific objectives of the research were to examine dowry practices of rural poor and non – poor women and analyze its determinants, investigate uses of d owry of the poor and non – poor rural households, to assess psychological, social and economic impacts of dowry practices on the poor households, to identify coping strategies of married women to deal with the impacts of dowry practices and to give recomme ndations on social development strategies for rural women to minimize unfavorable impacts caused by dowry in Nepal. The research included married women from poor and non – poor rural households aged 17 – 35 years with various castes. The research was an explanatory research and was basically a primary research applying quantitative analysis with case studies to reflect qualitative approach. The major tools used for collecting data were standardized questionnaire survey, field observation, semi – structured interview, key informant interview and focus group discussion. The research found that most of the women from poor and non – poor households were not aware about dowry law and even those who were aware did not follow the law. Mostly non – voluntary dowry was practiced and dowry was paid mostly in the form of both cash and kind. Most of the parents from the poor households paid partial dowry whereas majority of the parents from the non – poor households paid full dowry. Most of the high caste paid full dowry and low caste paid partial dowry. Most of the in – laws from both type households demanded additional dowr
Scholarship Donor(s): Thailand, HM (Queen)
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Regional and Rural Development Planning
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