Experiencing Life Satisfaction By Kumauni Women: Glimpses From Tribal Society

Abstract

This study was a piece of a major project funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi and it was aimed to ascertain the impact of cultural variation, chronological age, and marital circumstances on life satisfaction in kumari women. It was contended that variations in the magnitude of life satisfaction would be influenced by varying types of culture, levels of chronological age, and types of marital circumstances.240 women hailing from various regions of Kumaun participated in this study and were arranged in accordance with the requirements of 3-way factorial design with 3 variations of culture (Bhotia, Buxa, and general Kumauni ),2 levels of chronological age (25-30 years and 55-60 years) and 2 types of marital circumstances (wives accompanied by the husbands and wives living far from husbands) ie:20 participants per cell. The Life Satisfaction Scale by Alam and Srivastava was used.