Dr. Sheeja Remani . B. Karalam, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Christ University, Bangalore,

Karnataka

Mr. Indushekara G V and B C Chithra, Assistant Professors, P.G.

Department of Social Work, Vidya Vikas Educational Trust, Mysore, Karnataka

Introduction

• Application of Social work research

• Importance of Qualitative research in social

work research

• Back ground of the study

Family environment and Adjustment of Institutionalized women: A case study from Mysore, Karnataka

Statement of the problem

Family environment

Adjustment

Institutionalized women

Need for conducting case study among

institutionalized women

Family environment and Adjustment of Institutionalized women: A case study from Mysore, Karnataka

Research MethodologyAim : To know the Family environment and Adjustment of

Institutionalized women

Design : Descriptive research design.

Methods of data collection: personal in-depth interview

with interview guide, and observation

Universe of the study : includes all women residents of the

Governmental and non-governmental institutions in Karnataka

Sampling technique : was judgmental according to the

category of women residents with excluding criteria of

mentally ill women.

Family environment and Adjustment of Institutionalized women: A case study from Mysore, Karnataka

Major findings Profile of the residents shows that, all religious category women were admitted in

both Governmental and non- Governmental institutions.

Majority of them had completed SSLC and a highest qualification of bachelor’s

degree and Engineering graduation.

18-28 years age group members are high in number when compared to

adolescent age group members.

More than 95 percentage residents came from low socio economic background

and very few had a background considered to be middle income group of

Karnataka.

Family environment and Adjustment of Institutionalized women: A case study from Mysore, Karnataka

Major findingsThere are no adequate opportunities in these institutions for

enduring emotional relationships which are basic to the adaption of individual’s personal and social needs.

As a result their basic needs will be hammered and they grow up with poor mental health.

Lack of psychological interaction and absence of specialized care are disadvantages of these institutions.

Maladjustment in the personality is one of the reasons for

destitution.

Women residents from broken family background showed the ill

adjustment levels.

Family environment and Adjustment of Institutionalized women: A case study from Mysore, Karnataka

Major findings This result supports the studies relating to adjustment that, socio-

economic status have consistently shown that those from lower socio

economic backgrounds are more maladjusted (Parameswaran, 1957;

Reddy, 1971;Shukla and Mishra, 1980).

According to the authorities, these women are highly talkative, easily

suggestible, irresponsible, unskilled, and highly emotional.

They are failed making adjustment with their family members..

Financial problems at home, marital disharmony, domestic violence,

alcoholism and sexual harassment were the major reasons of the

institutionalization of these women Family environment and Adjustment of Institutionalized women: A case study from Mysore, Karnataka

Conclusion This study proves that, case studies can be very effective way of

presenting profiles of different groups within a study population.

Authors conclude that, there are difference in adjustment levels

of women from different background. Also states, not only

psychological factors but physical environment also affects the

adjustment level of these women and interventions should

concentrate on these factors.

Family environment and Adjustment of Institutionalized women: A case study from Mysore, Karnataka

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Karnataka