Socio-Economic Values Among Female and Male Child of Working and Non-working Educated Women

Dr. Kusum Lata Rautela
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Dr. Kusum Lata Rautela: Lecturer, Dr. Shadi Lal College of Education, Meerut

Journal of Commerce and Trade, 2006, vol. 1, issue 1, 76-79

Abstract: Now-a-days working women are trying to raise the socio economic level of their families through jobs or business which increases the possibility of an adverse effect on the values of their children. Children are the future builders of the nation therefore it becomes essential to provide them an appropriate soothing environment so that their values, abilities, capabilities and personality can be developed according to the need of self and society. Mother plays a vital role in the life of a child, from the moment child is born, mothers instincts, affections, standards, values and ideals eventually shape her child. It is a matter of discussion till now whether the values of the children of working and non working educated women differ or to what extent mother’s employment affects the values of her children. For this purpose 800 students studying in class XI in CBSE schools at Meerut & Ghaziabad have been selected randomly. Out of these 800 students, mother of 322 students were found working and of rest 478 were non-working.138 female & 184 male children were having working mothers & 216 female & 262 male children were having non working mothers. For this purpose Background information pro forma (self made) & Personal value Questionnaire by G.P. Sherry and Verma were used. The result was analysed by using mean, Standard deviation & t test. It was observed that for female child of working & non working women differ significantly in religious, economic, knowledge, power, and family prestige, democratic, hedonistic and social value. However, no significant difference was found in aesthetic and health value.Further male child of working and non-working women differ significantly on their economic value, religious value and aesthetic value. However, no significant difference was found in knowledge, power, family prestige, democratic, social, hedonistic and health value in respect of the male child of working and non-working women.

Keywords: stress; employee attraction; pressure; turnover; retention strategies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A0 C0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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