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Wikipedia: Dowry

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The English-language Wikipedia article on dowry, covering its definition, geographic distribution, Jack Goody's comparative theory of its origins, and its legal status and associated abuse in South Asia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Citation
Publisher
Wikipedia
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry
Source Type
Encyclopedia
Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
Tier 3 (secondary reference): a general encyclopedia article used for standard, uncontested definitional and historical claims.
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Wikipedia: Dowry
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A dowry is a payment such as land, property, money, livestock, or a commercial asset that is transferred from the family of a bride to that of the groom, or vice versa, at the time of marriage.
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Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)

This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Ethnography and Cultural Practices, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.

Well-attested

8

Ethnography and Cultural Practices

Holds

1

Ethnography and Cultural Practices

General References

3

Ethnography and Cultural Practices

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