Authors : Mojtaba Mohammadi Kermaninejad and Gholamreza Afsharipour
Abstract: Today, the suitable dowry is the one that the male can afford to pay. Regardless of the negative effects of this tradition from moral viewpoint, hefty dowry may also legally lead to negative consequences. One of the very negative consequences of hefty dowry is causing crime; therefore, this study tried to examine the direct relationship between the increase of hefty dowries and the increase of committing crimes such as violence against women and children, discontinuing paying the alimony and transaction in order to avoid liability. Using library resources, questionnaire, interviewing with judges of Manujan, Iran who were the statistical population of this study and also analyzing the statistical, it was concluded that the hefty dowries which are demanded to strengthen the foundation of family have directly or indirectly created several problems for the families and society.
Mojtaba Mohammadi Kermaninejad and Gholamreza Afsharipour, 2016. The Study of Hefty Dowry Demand and its Role in Causing Crime: A Case Study of Manujan, Iran. The Social Sciences, 11: 3032-3033.