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Dua, R. (1993). A study of Adjustment, Family Role Expectations and Modernization of Working and Non-Working Women. Unpublished. Ph.D., Home Sciences,Education. Rohilkhand University.

The objectives of the study were: (1) To determine if there is any difference between Working and Non-Working Women in respect to Home, Social, Emotional, Marital, Health and overall Adjustment. (2) To find out whether Working and Non-Working Women differ as far as their Familial Role Expectations are concerned. (3) To study the differences in the Modernized Outlooks of Women (Working/non-Working) in respect to Religion, Education, Family Planning, Womens Freedom, Sex-bias, Womens Status, Marriage, Caste, Family Structure and overall Modernization. (4) To assess the effect of employment on Modernization, Adjustment and Familial Role Expectations of women on varying their level of Education (total) or controlling it (moderately educated / highly educated). (5) To know the variations between Working and Non-Working Women in relation to Age, Caste, Family Structure and Income on all the three variables chosen under study, i.e., Adjustment, Familial Role Expectations and Modernization.

A sample of 300 Working and 300 Non-Working Women ranging between 22-35 years of age, using Random Sampling Technique, was drawn from total Working and Non-Working Women of the Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Budaun, and Bareilly Districts of Rohilkhand region.

Tools used to collect data included Personal Data Schedule, Adult Adjustment Inventory, Familial Role Expectation Scale, and Modernization Inventory.

The study was limited to marginal urban women. To fulfill the aims of the study these sample subjects were further categorized into Moderately Educated and Highly Educated. Further, classification of the sample was also made on the basis of Age, Caste, type of Family and Income.

Means, S.D. and t - Test were used to analyze the data.

The findings of the study were: (1) Variation was revealed between Working and Non-Working Women on different areas of Adjustment, but they were found almost similar in respect to overall Adjustment. The finding remained consistent even when the different variables e.g., Age Caste, Family Structure, Income were controlled. (2) The Working and Non-Working Women varied significantly in respect to Familial Role Expectations. In view of overall Familial Role Expectations, both Working and Non-Working Women were found almost similar. (3) Level of Education was not identified as determinant of Familial Role Expectations. Whereas Age, Type of Family, Caste and Income had influenced the Familial Role Expectations of Working and Non-Working Women very significantly. (4) The Working Women had shown a more Modernized outlook as compared to the Non-Working Women, on all the dimensions chosen under the study except towards Family Structure. In this case, the Non-Working Women had shown their preference for Nuclear Living. (5) Various independent variables like Age, Caste, Income, Family Structure, Level of Education had also influenced the Modernizing values to a certain extent.

Keyword(s): Family Role Expectations, Working and Non-Working Women