A Study of Psycho-Social Development of Women of Weaker Section in North Bihar With Special Reference to Sitamarhi District

Abstract

A wealth of research has been undertaken over the last many years to assess the changing social position of the weaker section people (aged women in earth family of the society and its effects on their socio-cultural life in India and abroad, social perception of the individual is attached to the status of the individual. Changed socio-economic position of the weaker section people (aged women) also results in the perception of other people with whom they live. In an early and influential study of Tuckmand and Large (1952) reported that at least one third respondents perceived weaker section people as stubborn, touchly, engaging in frequent quarries with their children and relatively bossy and meddling in other people's affairs. Gold kayan (1959) also found that young people have negative perception of the weaker section people. Bekker and Taylor (1966) reported mixed views. They found that students living with selloff section people enders fewer negative stereotypes about the weaker section people than do those living with weaker section people.