Social Problem: Bride Price In most traditional African-American households, women provide the backbone of support for the family. Women provide spiritual fortification, childbearing and in some cases significant financial contributions. From the time that a little girl has grown tall enough to reach a sink, she has been washing dishes and helping her mother to manage the household duties. Depending on the female's birth order, she has varying degrees of responsibility; but in all cases, …showed first 75 words of 998 total…

…showed last 75 words of 998 total…when it comes to the groom not having enough money to pay for the bride or when the family is using the money from the bride price for personal enrichment. The purpose of bride price is to create a feeling of trust and mutual understanding at a deep level between the two families. However, every one is free to view bride price in any way they choose and use it in any way they please.