The Impact of Traditional Social Stratification on Self Esteem of Students

The type and pattern of social stratification in a society greatly influences individual and group behavior. Most modern societies have class based stratification. However many features of traditional stratification may be observed in modem societies such as elements of caste system and feudalism. Self esteem is how we value ourselves it is how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think we are to others. Self esteem affects our trust in others, our relationships, our work nearly every part of our lives. Different researches show that most of the students experience low self esteem due to traditional background and low status. This research explores the impacts of traditional social stratification on self esteem on students of University of Sargodha. Quantitative approach has been used to find out the answer of questions and convenient sampling used to collect data.150 respondents had been taken in which 75 males and 75 female students. The data collection is thus analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings of this research indicate that the students who belong to low caste often feel lack of confidence and low level of self esteem.