The principle of betrothal gifts is different in traditional marriage mode,modern marriage mode and ideal mar-riage mode.Appropriate betrothal gifts does not violate the law and good customs,and balance the interest of both men and women.High betrothal gifts come from the punishment of motherhood,the trend of comparison,the sexism and gender im-balance.It needs to be governed by law because of violating the social public interest.At the level of hard law,it is neces-sary to clarify the scope of bride price,establish advocacy rules and return rules of the excess part.Meanwhile,improving the comprehensive supporting measures such as employer protection,social security and family security.At the level of soft law,we should improve the scientific of it,publicize advanced culture,improve incentive mechanism and establish a sense of multiple measures.
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