Although the scholars have different viewpoints , they stand on the same starting point , that is , dowry and bride wealth is a important factor in building the affinal relations between the wife-givers and the wife-receivrs .

尽管学者对嫁妆与聘礼的看法差异很大，但他们还是站在一个共同的基点之上，即二者在给出妻子集团和接受妻子集团之间的姻亲关系的建立上是一个重要的因素。