Spaces and Orientation of Dowry Culture in Pakistan

Abstract

Marriage now days is not considered as the sacred obligation rather than sharing of goods and status. Sharing of Dowry (Jahaiz) has cause of violence and suppression for women too. Presents study is conducted to understand the social-media orientation about Dowry system in Pakistan. The study is descriptive and has adopted the cultural semiotic model of Yuri Lotman (1975) which is known as Spatial model; describing the inner and outer space of the culture with particular orientations. A sample of four X posts is adopted for analysis. The study has found that the inner part of the culture is hollow and can be revised, while the exterior of the culture is different in practice. Culture has much space for new reforms and values induction in it, while outer space accepts only the standardization that goes beyond the place and region. Universal dimensions ask for the respect and rights of women as all the actions of women are supported by society and men. In contrast, universal space fragmentation keeps the culture of Dowry at the time of marriage as a suppression and violation of religions and ethical norms. Orientation of the text proposes the revision of the reader's social thinking to ensure the women unconditioned at the time of marriage.