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CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH ON MARRIAGE TRANSACTIONS. by Brad R. Huber College of Charleston. Previous Research by Murdock (1967) and Schlegel and Eloul (1987) Identified Six Major Kinds of Marriage Transactions Bride Service Bride Price; Token Bride Price Dowry
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CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH ON MARRIAGE TRANSACTIONS by Brad R. Huber College of Charleston
Previous Research by Murdock (1967) and Schlegel and Eloul (1987) Identified Six Major Kinds of Marriage Transactions • Bride Service • Bride Price; Token Bride Price • Dowry • Indirect Dowry (or Bride-Price plus Dowry) • Gift Exchange • Women Exchange
Previous Research: e.g., Yanomamo: For Several Years, Groom Hunts for Bride’s Family, Builds Canoes, Prepares Gardens, Assists in Raids
Previous Research: Eastern Toraja: Groom’s Father and Relatives give water buffalo, copper plates, sarongs, bowls, knives, spears to Bride’s Family and Relatives.
Previous Research: Saami: Bride’s Parents give Bride a Pot, Tea Kettle, Sheep Hides, Fish Nets
Previous Research: Tukano Sister Exchange
Previous Research: Klamath: Bride’s Parents and Relatives exchange clothing and other gifts with Groom’s Parents and Relatives
There are Additional Types of Marriage Transactions Found in the World’s Societies
Previous Research: Tzeltal: Groom’s Father gives Groom a Plot of Land At Time of Marriage
Previous Research: Highland Scots: Bride’s and Groom’s Parents, Relatives, and Friends Give Bride and Groom Personal and Household Articles
Previous Research: Azande: When the Bride is Growing up, She Pays 3-4 one to two month long visits to Groom’s Home where Groom’s Mother supervises Bride in Duties of Wife.
? Previous Research: Serbs: Bride Presents Gifts to Groom’s Mother, Father, and His Other Relatives
There are also: • Large, Lavish Feasts sponsored by Bride’s and Groom’s Relatives • Gifts Given to Bride’s and Groom’s Parents by Bride’s and Groom Relatives
Taiwan Hokkien (Taiwan Hokkien) Wolof (Wolof) Tikopia (Tikopia)
Bibliography • Murdock, G. P. 1967. Ethnographic Atlas: A Summary. Pittsburgh: The University of Pittsburgh Press. • Schlegel, A. and Eloul, R. 1987 Marriage Transactions: A Cross-Cultural Code. Behavior Science Research 21: 118-140. • Schlegel, Alice 1991 Status, Property, and the Value of Virginity. American Ethnologist 18(4): 719-734.