Abstract
Women Social Freedom Scale
L.I. Bhushan
The present paper reports about the construction of a scale to measure women's desire for social freedom in Indian culture. Dimensions of `social freedom' conceptualized are freedom from parental control, freedom from interference or control of husband, freedom from social customs and rituals, freedom from social taboos and control on girls, freedom from marriage bondage, and economic freedom and equality. The final scale contains 24 items each possessing significant DP. The scale possesses high split-half and test retest reliabilities and convincing predictive and constant validities.