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OverviewBride price is one major requirement in many societies for a boy to marry. Using the case study of the Ngoni and Tumbuka ethnic tribes in Eastern province of Zambia, the book shares the perceptions and attitudes of the people towards bride price in contemporary times. Bride price is still an essential component of marriage among the Tumbuka and Ngoni people. The book highlights that Ngoni and Tumbuka people understand Cimalo and Maloŵolo (bride price) as material items or other animals, or money paid by the groom to the bride's family in exchange for the bride with money taking center stage in current times. Both positive and negative attitudes towards bride price changing due to capitalist dynamics. However, most participants had negative attitudes towards bride price because of its contribution to marriage instability in homes, gender inequalities among couples, continued devaluing of a woman as a lesser partner in marriage, GBV, divorces, commercialization, and emotional pressure for men to mobilize resources in the present times. With a lot of negative aspects, the book recommends to government and traditional leaders to relook into bride price system in modern Zambia. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James B MumbaPublisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Imprint: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9786207844234ISBN 10: 6207844238 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 23 August 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |