Assimilation Process Perceived and Socio Economic and Cultural Factors Responsible for Communal Harmony between the Youth in Local Communities and the North East Students

Dr. D. Prince Annadurai

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2020

Assimilation Process Perceived and Socio Economic and Cultural Factors Responsible for Communal Harmony between the Youth in Local Communities and the North East Students

Dr. D. Prince Annadurai

Abstract :

A study on Assimilation Process Perceived and Socio Economic and Cultural Factors Responsible for Communal Harmony between the Youth in Local Communities and the North East Students was conducted in Chennai city among the North East Students studying in the city colleges and the local youth in their surroundings. Research design used for the study was descriptive design. Youth respondents who belong to the age group of 18–14 years were taken for the study. Overall sample Size of the population was 300 in which 150 were Chennai students and 150were Northeast students. The primary data for the North East youth was collected by using simple random lottery method and for the local communities, data was collected by using purposive sampling. An interview schedule and communal harmony scale were used as tools of data collection. Findings of the study shows that both the youth from the local and northeast youths accept each other’s culture, traditions and religious practice by celeating each other’s cultural festivals, by trying out food practices of each other and by helping each other financially. Thus migration for education enhances the communal harmony and assimilation process.