Cultural Practices and its impact on Educated Women: A Study on Nemuguri Village of Sivasagar

Abstract

Culture is the whole complex of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features that characterize a society or a social group. It includes modes of life, the fundamental rights of the human being, value systems, traditions and beliefs. In 21st century women’s are going very high, where women’s are able to rule the country, and do the military assignments etc. At the same time many educated women are not able to enjoy their rights due to some of the practices or belief systems of a society. Even the educated women in many areas are socially discriminated and suppressed with great consequences on their individual futures and that of the society. The present study provides an insight view about influence of culture and belief system of a society on women’s right of educated women. The present study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprise all the educated women of Nemugri village. The sample consisted of 25 educated women from the Nemuguri village. The researcher used a self- developed questionnaire to gather data. The collected data were analyzed by using simple statistical technique i.e., master table. Major findings of the present study revealed that culture and traditional belief of a society has major impact on women’s right. Some of the socio -cultural practices militating against educated women and it creates women rights violation in many extents. Some of the recommendation made in the present study are women should be sensitized for ones right. There is need to create awareness among the people.