关键词: 妇女小额信贷, 自我感知社会地位, 受教育程度, 户籍, 年龄。

Abstract: This paper is devoted to research the features of the elevated social status perceived by the female users of micro-finance. The female group of different educational levels, household register and ages has been studied. The Questionnaire of the Female Self-perception of the Elevated Social Status has been designed and used among 162 women obtaining the micro-finance in 18 areas of Tianjin City. It is found that the elevated social status perceived by the female users of micro-finance is mainly reflected in the familiar relationship and the social efficacy of the individual. More specifically, those women with the education higher than high school have obtained a higher score for various dimensions regarding the self-perceived elevation of social status. There is not a remarkable difference of age for the self-perceived elevation of social status among those non-agricultural-household women, which is the otherwise for the agricultural-household women. It is mainly reflected in the total score of social status and the social efficacy of the individual. The above results suggested that after the microcredit, women's self perceived social status was significantly improved, but the female users of micro-finance with different education level, household register and age would have certain distinction in self perception of the elevated social status.

Key words: women's micro-finance, self-perceived social status, education levels household register, age