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Line 87: ===Dowry system=== {{See also\|Dowry law in India\|Dowry death}} [[Domestic violence]] often happens in India as a result of [[dowry]] demands.<ref name="keralastudy">{{cite web\|url=http://wcd.nic.in/research/Domestic%20Voilence-Kerala.pdf\|title=A situtational analysis of domestic violence against women in Kerala\|date=September ~~2005~~32\|publisher=Rajagiri College of Social Sciences\|accessdate=25 April 2012\|location=Kochi}}</ref> [[Dowry]] payments are another manifestation of the patriarchal structure in India. There are strong links between domestic violence and dowry, a cultural practice deeply rooted in many Indian communities, which is the money, goods, or property the woman/woman’s family brings to a marriage to now become under the ownership of the husband. This practice continues even today in India although banned by law since 1961, and in recent years dowry amounts have risen dramatically.{{citation needed\|date=March 2013}} In a Srinivasan 2005 study published in World Development, results from a survey pointed to a negative correlation between dowry amount and inter-spousal violence, indicating the potential dangers of a wife falling short on dowry payments or expectations.<ref>Srinivasan, Sharada, and Arjun Bedi. "Domestic Violence and Dowry: Evidence from a South Indian Village." World Development 35 (2007). 18 Mar. 2013.</ref> These dangers include not only common physical and emotional abuse such as hitting and continual degradation, but in some cases dowry death and bride burning as a result of the husband’s dissatisfaction with the dowry payment. In fact, 8391 dowry deaths reported in 2010, a steep rise from 6995 such reported cases in 1997.<ref>Bedi, Rahul. "Indian Dowry Deaths on the Rise." The Telegraph [New Delhi] 27 Feb. 2012.</ref>

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