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Volume : I, Issue : XII, January - 2012 Hope and Self-Esteem Correlates of Religious Conversion Neekanth Bankar Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : The social system in India had a unique feature of caste. The lower caste people were experiencing severe
humiliation and discrimination from the upper caste. Dr. Ambekar had challenged the hegemony of the upper
caste. In 1956, Dr. Ambekar converted to Buddhist religion along with his followers. This social change gave new
identity to the people suffering from brutal treatment from the upper caste. However, some followers continued
both Hindu and Buddhist religion practices and some continue to practice only Buddhist religion. The present
paper tries to explore the association of hope and self-esteem among them and also investigates if there is any
difference between these groups. Results indicated that there is a significant difference between the groups. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Neekanth Bankar, (2012). Hope and Self-Esteem Correlates of Religious Conversion. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. I, Issue. XII, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/641.pdf References : - Duckworth, A. L., Steen, T. A., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2005). Positive psychology in clinical practice. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 1(1), 629- 651.
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