IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review

Sunita Rani ¹, Babita Saroha ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Kanya Gurukul Campus, Haridwar, IN
2 Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Traditionally, a person's lifestyle was more locally determined and evolved slowly. Man has been seen to have an inherent nature to segregate within the species according to an individual's colour, ethnic group, language, profession, high income groups, low income groups etc and the list goes on to infinitesimally smaller and smaller groupings within each group. It can also be observed that each of these groups form a culture for themselves that is different from the rest. The power of peer pressure to influence individual behaviour is well documented in social psychology literature. People's behaviour, as it relates to environmental change, is influenced by the behaviour of their peers and social norms what they perceive to be acceptable to others. Everything else society, culture, social structure, power, groups, organizations is ultimately dependent on the acts of individuals. If the culture of a certain group of people is to be conscious of society and the environment, then this is reflected positively in consumption patterns and waste management practices. On the flip side, if the culture is not to be environmentally aware and have a 'don't care' attitude, then again, this trend is bound to continue in the opposite trajectory, as seen in most of our surroundings. This paper will suggest how behaviour is influenced by knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, values, and desires, efforts to change behaviour in ways that would benefit the environmentand how individual behaviour changes the society culture.

Keywords

Lifestyle, Culture, Environment, Knowledge, Behaviour.

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Ekta Soni ¹, Rakesh Kumar Behmani ¹, Sunita Rani ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Social Management, Lai Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussorie, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, IN

Abstract

Women in India have a status of being sub-ordinate to men. Men and women are not considered equal, men being the superior. The patriarchal set up of this country leads to gender specific socialization. Men learn to rule women form childhood, either directly or indirectly. Thus the cultural limitation in India often makes women think that all the atrocities done to them are fair. It is seen many a times that women themselves support violence against women, whether to themselves or to other women they know. Education is also a very important factor in determining how women take the abuse form others. Higher educational level seems to be a protective factor against domestic violence. Apart from these social supports, living area, employment, socio-economic status, family structure, husband's characteristics are considered important in determining in attitudes towards domestic violence in women and how they attribute the causes of domestic violence.

Keywords

Domestic Violence, Attitudes, India.

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