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ROLE FULFILLMENT AND ROLE STRESS OF WORKING AND NON-WORKING MUSLIM WOMEN

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Title ROLE FULFILLMENT AND ROLE STRESS OF WORKING AND NON-WORKING MUSLIM WOMEN
 
Creator MADANY, MARIYA
 
Contributor SARADA DEVI, M
 
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Description Working women in different religions show different level of satisfaction and
stress with regard to their occupations. In muslim community the role of the woman is
balanced but fair. Women has been removed from the burden of supporting herself.This
responsibility given to the men in her life, her father and her brothers and even on the
government, if the other two are not available. If she does not want to work, she does
not have to. She is free to spend her time raising her children and attending to her
family, social and religious life. However, if women want to work, she is not forbidden
to do so.
The ultimate goal of each individual is life satisfaction and role satisfaction
forms the major part, based on role theory people experiences more conflicts when they
are involved in multiple roles.
Role fulfillment is defined as the sum total of perceptions of satisfaction of an
individual in various roles such as marital, family, social, recreational and work/ job
life. Role stress has been defined as the degree of incompatibility of expectations
communicated to a focal person by his role giver (Khan,1964),Pareek(1991)definition
of role stress indicates that there are inherent problems of role, therefore stress is
evitable. In the recent years with the increased pace of urbanization and modernization
women from different religion have entered different occupations, which may lead to
different level of fulfillment and stress.
Hence, the present study is taken up with the objectives to study the role
fulfillment and role stress of working and non-working muslim women. The objectives
of the study are as follows to study the role fulfillment and role stress of working and
non-working muslim women. To study the differences between working and non-
working muslim women regarding role fulfillment and role stress. To study the relative
magnitude of role fulfillment and role stress of working and non-working muslim
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women. To study the relationship of self and family variables with regard to the role
fulfillment and role stress.
Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the present study. The total size
of the sample was 100 which included 50 working muslim women, 50 non-working
muslim women from twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.The sample selected
was from muslim community, married who were in the age range of 25-45 years with
minimum one child. An interview schedule was developed by modifying the extended
satisfaction with life scale (ESWLS) developed by Bernard S.Gorman (1996). In the
present study, five domains viz., marital, family, recreational, social and job/ work life
were taken with three point continuum to measure the role fulfillment and role stress of
working and non-working muslim women. The scale measuring the relative magnitude
of role fulfillment and role stress contains 85 items that is rated on the five point
continuum.
The results of the study revealed that majority of the working muslim women
were in the age range of 40-45 years. Majority of the non-working muslim women were
in the age range of 25-30 years. The age range of working muslim women were higher
than that of non-working muslim women. Nearly half of the working muslim women
were post graduates and non-working muslim women were intermediate. Most of the
working muslim women income range was above Rs 15,000.The majority of working
women had a length of service of 8 years and above. Majority of working muslim
women and non-working muslim women had duration of married life of 10 years and
above. Most of the spouses of both working and non-working muslim women were post
graduates and employed. Most of the spouses of both working and non-working muslim
women had income range of Rs 15,000 and above. Majority of working and non-
working muslim women had adequate spousal support. More than half of working and
non-working muslim women had joint family. Most of working women had medium
size family and non-working had big size of family. Both working and non-working
muslim women had family income of range of more than Rs15,000. Nearly half of
working and non-working muslim women had more than two children.
Both working and non-working muslim women were on par with each other
with regard to role fulfillment in marital life, which was not significant. Non-working
women had more role fulfillment than working women in family life, recreational life
and social life, the difference was found to be significant in these areas. Working
women had more role fulfillment than non-working muslim women in domain of job/
work life, the difference was not significant. Both working and non-working muslim
women did not express stress in marital life, which was not significant. There was no
significant difference found between working and non-working women with reference
to role stress in family life. Both working and non-working muslim women had equal
stress in recreational life, the difference was not found to be significant. Both working
and non-working muslim women had equal stress in social life, the difference was not
found to be significant. Non-working muslim women had stress in work life, than
working muslim women in job/ work life, the difference was found to be significant.
However working muslim women were found to be had higher level of stress in job
life.
The relative magnitude of fulfillment was more than stress in marital life, family
life, recreational life and social life except work life of non-working muslim women.
However non-working muslim women expressed higher level of stress in work life.
Majority of the respondents had ratio of satisfaction to stress was 75 percent stress and
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25 percent stress in their role performance in the domains of marital life, family life,
recreational life and social life.
In job/ work life majority of the respondents had ratio of satisfaction to stress is 75
percent and 25 percent .
Age had not shown any significant relationship with role fulfillment and role
stress of working and non-working muslim women. As education level increased, role
stress is decreased. Duration of marriage had not shown any significant relationship
with role fulfillment, with regard to role stress duration of marriage had shown
significant relationship. As duration of marriage is increased, the level of role stress is
decreased. Monthly income of the family had no significant relationship with role
fulfillment and role stress of working and non-working muslim women. Spousal
education had not shown any significant relationship with role fulfillment, with regard
to role stress spousal education had shown significant relationship. As spousal
educational level is increased, the level of role stress is decreased. Occupation of spouse
had not shown any significant relationship with role fulfillment and role stress of
working and non-working muslim women. Spousal support had not shown any
significant relationship with role fulfillment, with regard to role stress spousal support
had shown significant relationship. As spousal support is increased, the level of role
stress is decreased.Type of family had shown significant relationship with role
fulfillment and role stress of working and non-working Muslim women. The larger the
family the greater the role fulfillment and role stress.As the family size increased, the
level of role fulfillment and role stress increased.Number of children had no significant
relationship with role fulfillment, with regard to role stress there is a significant
relationship. As, the number of children increased, the role stress increased.
From the present study it was concluded that non-working muslim women had
more role fulfillment than working muslim women and working muslim women had
more stress than non-working muslim women.
This study helps us to know the factors contributing to study the role fulfillment
and role stress of working and non-working muslim women,to study the differences
between working and non-working muslim women regarding role fulfillment and role
stress,to study the relative magnitude of role fulfillment and role stress of working and
non-working muslim women,to study the relationship of self and family variables with
regard to the role fulfillment and role stress. This study the role fulfillment and role
stress of working and non-working muslim women could create awareness among them
to understand how much they were satisfied and expressed stress in their life.
 
Date 2016-06-13T12:07:12Z
2016-06-13T12:07:12Z
2011
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/67254
 
Language en
 
Relation D9106;
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY