Method and Procedure
The role of money in an individual’s life, its gender influence and its
relationship with various aspects of self was so convincing that it was
relevant to assume that money may be playing a role to influence women
living in nuclear and joint families? It was also convincing to assume
that such money influence in family life may reflect on self-assessment,
social relations and self-esteem of the women, those may participate as
voluntary subjects belonging to both types of nuclear and joint family
systems in the study, and it may provide useful information about the
role of money in both family types? 100 randomly selected voluntarily
women participants were tested? For randomization, the city in which the
study was conducted was divided into approximate 10 equal areas using
the available map of the city. The researcher visited the marked
residential areas to approach various resident units, informed the
residents about the purpose of the study, on their willingness to
participate obtained a written consent and then at the convenience of
the volunteers conducted the study. 10 volunteers each from the
demarcated 10 areas inducted and tested each. Among these 5 were
belonging to nuclear families and 5 were belonging to joint families.
Following criterion was adopted to determine both family types.
Joint Family: was a family that included parents, children,
grandparents, close relatives’ uncles and antis and children of the
families living together in a single household.
Nuclear Family: was a family where husband and wife were living with
their dependent children.
Following tests in following sequence were administered to each
participant.
- Money attitude scale (Yamauchi & Templer, 1982).
- Self-assessment Scale
- Rosenberg self-esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965).
- Social relationship Scale (McFarlane, Neale, Norman, Roy & Streiner,
1981).