while some cultural norms and practices empower women and promote women s human rights many are also often used to justify violence against women for example the phenomena of date rape and eating disorders are tied to cultural norms but are not often labeled as cultural phenomena new harmful practices are constantly developing and existing harmful practices have altered as a result of globalization and migration there is therefore no exhaustive list of harmful practices against women practices such as dowry and brideprice have escalated and altered as a result of rising levels of consumerism in the countries in which they are practiced