International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
Year : 2018, Volume : 8, Issue : 8
First page : ( 249) Last page : ( 255)
Online ISSN : 2249–2496.

The Impact of Gender, Social Class and Locality on Students IQ in Purulia District: An Empirical Study

Paramanik Nepal

Assistant Professor of Vidyasagar Foundation school of Education and Training, Tamna, Purulia, West Bengal, India. Email: nepalprl91@gmail.com

Online published on 5 August, 2019.

Abstract

Brain is the most mysterious part of the human body. It is the most essential parts in our mental system. Intelligence is also a part of our brain. With the help of intelligence human beings are made their highest position in the earth. But in the progress of psychology differences in intelligence have long been a topic of debate among researchers and scholars. In the centre of discuss many questions are arisen that who are more intelligent male or female? Who are more intelligent rural students or urban students? This study was attempted to highlight the impact of caste, gender and locality on students IQ in Purulia district West Bengal. The sample consists of 120 male and 100 female students from six secondary schools (3 Urban and 3 Rural) in Purulia district, West Bengal, India selected randomly. Here Cattell (1920) Culture Fair Test of Intelligence is used to measure intelligence. The study revealed that there is significant difference exist between Male and Female with regard to IQ. On the other side this study found that there is significant difference exist between Rural and Urban school students with regard to IQ. The study also revealed that there is significance difference exists among General, OBC, SC and ST school students with regard to IQ but General School students are more intelligent than their counterparts.

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Keywords

IQ, Gender, Caste, Locality.

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