• KAMAL KISHORE

The socio-cultural status of the family, the personality characteristics of parents and family members, the number of family members and the nature of stimulation received by family members due to residential and caste variation of the family and outlook of family members towards current situations of the society, determine to a great extent the nature of personality, aspirations, attitude, intelligence, adjustment, locus of control and self-concept of the children. The aim of my investigation is to study the effects of socio-cultural status and residential area on educational aspiration and general intelligence of SC and Non-SC girl students of Xth class. For the purpose of investigation, one self-made questionnaire and two inventories were used. Two hypotheses and two sub-hypotheses were formulated and then test was conducted. The scores on educational aspiration and intelligence of the two groups and two sub-group namely were calculated separately. Means and S.Ds. of two main and sub-groups were calculated . After this 't' test was conducted, to test the significance of difference between the mean scores of the two groups and sub-groups. Socio-cultural disadvantage and advantage has been found significantly influencing educational aspiration and general intelligence of the students. While socio-cultural disadvantage and rural residential area location has been found significantly lowering the level of educational aspiration and general intelligence .Scheduled caste group has been found significantly lower than non-scheduled caste group on level of educational aspiration and general intelligence.

Educational aspiration, General Intelligence, Socio-cultural Status

"The Significant Effect of Socio- cultural status and residential area on educational aspiration among SC & Non-SC Girl Students", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.1160-1168, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903K66.pdf

"The Significant Effect of Socio- cultural status and residential area on educational aspiration among SC & Non-SC Girl Students", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp1160-1168, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903K66.pdf