Study Of Psychosocial Condition Of Tribal Women Due To Kurma Practice And Intervention Of Social Worker With Special Reference To Gadchiroli District

Abstract

This study compares both the psychosocial conditions of tribal women in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli District affected by the Kurma practice and the potential of social work to reduce their hardships. Although marrying girls through force or persuasion is accepted in the tribe’s Kurma tradition, researchers know little about its mental and social impacts on women. The effects of the Kurma tradition on the emotional, psychological, and social states of tribal women were studied in this work using both quantitative and qualitative research. This study investigates how interventions by social workers are used to resolve these problems.

According to the results, social work interventions that include advocacy, empowerment, and counseling have a major impact, and these clearly show that the practice correlates with worsening mental health, low confidence, and isolation.