A CASE STUDY ON EMPOWERMENT LEVEL OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS BELONGING TO SANTHAL COMMUNITY

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Sultana Khanam Mozumder, Md Sarwar Jahan

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In India Santhals are one of the largest Tribal communities in terms of population in India. Tribal women in their own society are considered as an economic asset and their roles are vital in terms of social, economic, cultural, and religious ways of life. Yet, the empowerment of women belonging to tribal community is one of the central issues in the developmental process of the country. The primary goal of this paper is to investigate the level of empowerment of adolescent girls in the Santhal community. This is a quantitative study conducted on a sample of 100 adolescent girls of age group 17 and 18 from both rural and urban areas, using the simple random sampling technique. Dr. Devendra Singh Sisodia and Dr. Alpana Singh developed and standardised the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Scale, which was used in the study. The study's findings show that urban adolescent girls in Santhal Community have a higher level of empowerment in the composite level of empowerment dimensions than rural adolescent girls.

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