Bride Wealth
Bridewealth is the transfer of goods, cash, and other valuables that takes place during a marital union.
Culture
Mass Culture
Mass culture refers to the popular culture that emerges from the commercialization of cultural practices and artifacts.
Cultural Revitalization
Cultural revitalization is the process of reclaiming and re-evaluating cultural practices, traditions, and values that have been lost or marginalized due to historical or contemporary factors.
Universality of Marriage
Marriage is a social institution existing in all societies but the characteristics vary from culture to culture. Several anthropologists have made an effort to
Sororate
Sororate Marriage is one where the husband marries the sister of the deceased or infertile wife. The term “Sororate” originated from the Latin word “soror” meaning sister.
Levirate
A Levirate marriage is one in which the deceased person's brother is required to wed his brother's widow. In easier terms, it is marrying the deceased husband’s brother.
Ghost Marriage
Ghost marriage is a rare type of posthumous marriage between a living and a deceased person or a ghost. In some societies, marriage can even occur between two deceased persons.
Culture and Society
Culture and Society complement one another. A shared set of beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artefacts that characterize a group or society is termed as culture.