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Dowry Violence

Dowry Violence is a form of gender-based domestic abuse rooted in the socio-economic practice of dowry, wherein a married woman is subjected to physical, emotional, or psychological harm by her spouse or in-laws as a means of coercing, punishing, or retaliating against her for perceived inadequate dowry payments.

37

Publications

2.4K

Citations

75

Authors

38

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5

Variants

Dowry-related Violence

Parents

Publications

37

Terror as a Bargaining Instrument: A Case Study of Dowry Violence in Rural India

Francis Bloch, Vijayendra Rao · American Economic Review · 2002 · 546 citations

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Factors Associated with Spousal Physical Violence Against Women in Bangladesh

Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Lars Åke Persson · Studies in Family Planning · 2005 · 288 citations

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Men's violence against women in rural Bangladesh: Undermined or exacerbated by microcredit programmes?

Sidney Ruth Schuler, Syed Hashemi, Shamsul Huda Badal · Development in Practice · 1998 · 265 citations

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Domestic Violence and Dowry: Evidence from a South Indian Village

Sharada Srinivasan, Arjun S. Bedi · World Development · 2007 · 130 citations

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Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the Capital Province of Sri Lanka

V Jayasuriya, Kumudu Wijewardena, Pia Axemo · Violence Against Women · 2011 · 99 citations

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Authors

75

  1. MN
    Mangai Natarajan

    John Jay College of Criminal Justice, United States

    2 publications · 38 citations

    2

    h-index

  2. FB
    Francis Bloch

    Paris School of Economics, France

    1 publications · 546 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. VR
    Vijayendra Rao

    World Bank Group, United States

    1 publications · 546 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. LÅ
    Lars Åke Persson

    Uppsala University, Sweden

    1 publications · 288 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. RT
    Ruchira Tabassum Naved

    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

    1 publications · 288 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

38

  1. Andhra University

    Visakhapatnam, India

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    85 citations

  2. University of Delhi

    New Delhi, India

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    67 citations

  3. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    38 citations

  4. John Jay College of Criminal Justice

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    38 citations

  5. World Bank Group

    Washington D.C., United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    546 citations

  6. Aix-Marseille Sciences Economiques

    Marseille, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    546 citations

  7. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

    Dhaka, Bangladesh

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    288 citations

  8. Uppsala University Hospital

    Uppsala, Sweden

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    288 citations

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Venues

  1. Violence Against Women

    VAW · 5 publications · 276 citations

    5

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  2. Women s Studies International Forum

    4 publications · 221 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. Journal of international women's studies

    2 publications · 107 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. South Asia Research

    2 publications · 53 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. American Economic Review

    1 publications · 546 citations

    1

    h-index

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