The thrust of the paper is to determine the effects of high bride price on marital stability. This is hinged on the fact that there is a persistent escalation of bride price with its associated repercussionon marriages in African societies. The specific objectives are, to identify the factors which determine high bride price among families; to investigate the effects of high bride price on marital stability; and to develop policy recommendations. Secondary data were used as source of information. It was discovered that high bride price affects the stability of marriages through precipitation of domestic violence, poverty especially among young couples, dehumanization of the women and increased propensity for divorce. The study concludes that high bride price has negative effect on marital stability. Recommendations made are that Non State Actors should carryout advocacy programmes that would stop escalation of bride-price or stabilize it; the Traditional authorities should work on their subjects in terms of creating awareness and advising their subjects on serious dangers of high bride price on marital stability and there should be a maximum amount of money or materials that should be fixed for payment as bride price no matter the socio-economic status of the bride or groom. Keywords:Bride-price, Marriage, Marital stability, domestic violence, divorce
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Ngutor, S. (2013). The Effects of High Bride-Price on Marital Stability. IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 17(5), 65–70. https://doi.org/10.9790/0837-1756570
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