LACK OF AWARENESS OF HASS- HUMANITIES, ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCE AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MUMBAI INDIA

The paper summarizes the idea that there is a lack of awareness of HASS - Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences among high school students in Mumbai, India. The paper uses the research results of a survey conducted among high school students in Mumbai (India) to further support the notion. It discusses the various previously proven reasons for the lack of awareness and gathers data from the participants ranking the role of the factors. The most common aspect of the lack of awareness is the assumption that the humanities are a subject for weak students, whereas science and math are for smart ones. However, it was found that science does not correlate to smartness, and the humanities are not just for the ‘lost ones'. There are five other features of the lack of awareness that are presented in detail. The research results of the paper can be generalized to all high school students in Mumbai but not to other Indian regions.