Housewives' Self-esteem and their Husbands' Success: A Comparative Study among the Various Caste Groups in Pokhareli Women

• DOI: 10.3126/hjsa.v4i0.4668
• Publication Date: 2014-07-05T13:29:49Z
• Authors: Deepak Raj Paudel
• Keywords: Caste; Housewife; Marital status; Affect

This paper examines the relationship between self esteem of housewives with respect to some selected socioeconomic variables, namely; marital status, husband’s income, occupation, physical attraction, women’s own intelligence and attraction a sample 240 Pokherli married women. The study compares whether self-esteem women other different factors is among various caste groups. A comparison also made professional housewives. Self-esteem signiicantly groups highest in Magar Gurung Professional are more conscious than all aspects success. tests common assertion that women, having reasonably higher income experience their husbands’ Husbands’ success does positively affect housewife’s esteem, but only indirectly, through its effect on perceived Only has direct positive while successes husband actually lower her esteem. Since marriage traditionally basis for woman’s identity, successful increases feelings worth. However, speciic role arrangements may reduce personal competence. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hjsa.v4i0.4668 Himalayan Journal Sociology Anthropology Vol.IV (2010) 61-76