A Psycho-Social Study of Student Activism in Bangladesh

The study explored the phenomenon of student activism in Bangladesh as related to sex and socio-economic status (SES) differences. The study utilized multi-dimensional criterion group design. The respondents were students from under-and post-graduate. classes of Rajshahi University. A total of 200 Ss equally divided into activists and non-activists participated in the study. Each category of male and female was equally subdivided into high and low SES categories. An Activism Criteria Scale was used to test the following three specific hypotheses: (1) Activist Male Ss would differ significantly from Activist Female Ss on Activism score; (2) Activist Ss from high SES would differ significantly from Activist Ss with low SES on Activism score; and (3) There would be no difference between male and female as well as high and low socio-economic status for non-activists Ss on Activism score. The findings supported the hypotheses. Important implications of the research were pointed out.