Author: Harekrishna Mahata & Sk Sanuar
Abstract: Socioeconomic status (SES) encompasses not just income but also educational attainment, financial security, and subjective perceptions of social status and social class. Socioeconomic status can encompass quality of life attributes as well as the opportunities and privileges afforded to people within society. In this article an attempt has been made to find out the socio economic status of Tribal Adolescent girls students in the rural Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. Primary data have been collected by the researcher personally conducting the field survey through the help of a well structured pre-tested questionnaire and also a checklist to obtain information from the people besides the actual responding whereas the secondary data have been taken from various published and unpublished books, VDC records, articles and writings of the other people. Purposive sampling method has been applied to select the Sample of 186 students. Simple percentage system is used for data analysis. Findings of the study indicate that the population are engaged and depends mainly on the agriculture and subsistence sector and Women are found to have concentrated mainly on household and kitchen chores coupled with substance farm management.
Keywords: Socioeconomic Status, Tribal, Girls Student, Educational Attainment, Financial Security.