TYBA SOCIOLOGY 1 1 Syllabus Mumbai University by munotes
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TYBA SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER V
PAPER IV CREDIT 04
(100 Marks)
THEORETICAL SOCIOLOGY
Objectives: a) To provide the students of Sociology with the understanding of Sociological
Theory.
b) To train students in the application of these theories to social situations.
Unit I Foundations of classical sociological theory 12 lectures
1. Historical Context : The Enlightenment
Contribution of August Comte
Contribu tion of Herbert Spencer
2. Emile Durkheim -Division of labour,
Theory of Suicide,
Elementary Forms of Religious Life
3. Max Weber - Methodology
Theory of Social Action ,
The Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism
Unit II Structural Functionalism 12 lectures
1. Talcott Parsons - Voluntaristic Theory of Social Action,
Theory on social system (AGIL analysis)
2. Merton’s functionalism -Definition of function, Functional alternatives
Unit III Conflict theories 12 lectures
1. Karl Marx - Dialectic Materialism
Class conflict
Alienation
2. Ralph Dahrendorf - Conflict Theory
Power and Authority
Unit IV Contemporary Theories 09 lectures
1. Harold Garfinkel :Ethnomethodology
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2. Erving Goffman: Dramaturgy
3. Antonio Gramsci : Hegemony and the Ruling Ideas
Reading List
Adams, B. NandSydie, R.A,2001 Sociological Theory I&II,GreatBritian, Weidenfeld& Nicolson.
Coser Lewis, 1971, Masters of Sociological Thought (2nded), Harcourt Brace Jovanovich ,Inc.
Delaney Tim, 2005, Contemporary Social Theory –Investigation and Application, Delhi
Pearson Education I nc.
Fletcher Ronald, 2000, The Making of Sociology –A Study of Sociological Theory Beginnings
and Foundations, New Delhi, Rawat Publications.
Joseph Jonathan (ed) 2005. Social Theory, Edinburg, Edinburg University Press.
Ritzer George, 1988, Sociological Theory (2nd ed.), New York, Mc –Graw -Hill Publication.
Ritzer George, 1996, Sociological Theory (4th ed.), New York, Mc -Graw -Hill Publication. -
Srivastsan R, History of Development Thought, a Critical Anthology,(ed) 2012,New Delhi,
Routledge Taylor and Fra ncis Group .
Turner Jonathan, 2001, The Structure of Sociological Theory (4th ed.), Jaipur, Rawat
Publication.
Wallace Ruth .A, 2006, Contemporary Sociological Theory U.S.A., Prentice Hall.
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TYBA SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER VI
PAPER IV CREDIT 04
(100 Marks)
Anthropological T hought
Objectives: a ) To provide the student with the understanding of Theoreti cal Anthropology.
b) To train studen ts in the application of these t heories to social situations.
Unit I Introduction to Anthropology 12 lectures
1. Nature and scope of Anthropology
2. Sub -disciplines within anthropology: Physical, Cultural, Archaeology, Linguistic,
3. Relation with sociology as a discipline
4. Field methods in Anthropology
Unit II Early Thought 12 lectures
1. Evolution – Edward Tylor, L.H. Morgan
2. Historical Particularism - Franz Boas
3.Functionalism - Malinowski ‘s Theory of Need
4. Colonial anthropology -Verrier Elvin‘s Methods of a Freelance Anthropologist
Unit III Later Development 12 lectures
1. Culture and Personality -Margaret Mead ‘s Coming of Age in Samoa
2. Patterns of Culture – Ruth Benedict
3.Marxian Feminism - Eleanor Burke Leacocke
4. Interpretative Anthropology – Clifford Geertz‘ Thick Description
―Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight‖
Unit IV Contemporary Indian Thinkers - ( Selected Readings) 09 lectures
.
1. VirginousXaxa - ―Tribes and Indian National Identity: Location of Exclusion and
Marginality‖
2..Nandini Sunder - ―Educating for Inequality: The Experiences of India‘s ―Indigenous‖
Citizens‖
3. Patricia Uberio - ―The Diaspora Comes Home: Disciplining Desire in DDLG‖
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Reading List
Barnard ,Alan. 2000. Histor y and Theory in Anthroplogy. UnitedKingdom. The Press
Syndicate of the University of Cambridge .
Guha Ramachandra . 20077. ‗Between Anthropology and Literature: The Ethnographies of
Verrier Elwin ‘ inUberoi Patricia; SundarNandini and Satish Deshpande (ed.):
Anthropology in the East . 330- 359, Ranikhet: Permanent Black.
Harris , Marvin, 2001. The Rise of Anthropological Theory : A Hist ory of Theories of
Culture, Jaipur, Rawat Publication.
Kottak Conrad Phillip, 1997.Anthropology, The Exploration of Human Diversity. New York
The McGraw -Hill Companies Inc.
MacGee R Jonand Warm Richard LAnthroplogical Theory and Introductory History (4THed)
2008, McGrawHill New York.
MairLucy, 1965. An Introduction to SocialAnthropology (2nded), 1965, New Delhi, India.
Moore Jerry, 2009. Visions of Culture an introduction to Anthropological Theories and
Theorists (3rded)United Kingdom .Rowen and Little Publishers .
SundarNandini. 2010. ―Educating for Inequality: The Experiences of India‘s ―Indigenous‖
Citizens‖, Asian Anthropology , Vol 9 pp117 -142
Thomas HyllandEriksen, 1988. What is Anthropology, Jaipur, Rawat Publications .
Thomas HyllandEriksen and Finn Sivert Nielsen, A History of Anthropology, 20 08, Jaipur,
Rawat Publications.
Uberoi Patricia. 2006. Freedom and Destiny: Gender Family and Popular Culture in India,
New Delhi. Oxford University Press
XaxaVirginius. 2016. ‗Tribes and Indian National Identity: Location of Exclusion and
Marginality‘, Brown Journal of World Affairs , Vol XXIII , Issue 1 pp 223 -237
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TYBA SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER V
CREDIT 04
PAPER V
Sociology of Work
Course Rationale:
To introduce students to the area of industrial sociology
To help students to develop sociological understanding of the changes
taking place in the area
Unit I Basic Concepts 12 lectures
a. Work,
Work behavior, Work environment, Work ethics and Work culture
b. Industry
Evolution, characteristics, Impact
c. Pre-conditions and consequences of industrialization
Unit II Changing Division of Labour 12 lectures
a. Fordism and post Fordism
b. Post Industrialism
c. Global division of labour and global inequalities
Unit III Trends in Industry 12 lectures
a. Work and automation
b. Emergence of Service Industry
c. Industrial relations and trade unions
Unit IV Knowledge Industry 9 lectures
a. Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization – Meaning, features, impact
b. BPO - Meaning, issues
c. KPO - meaning and issues
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Reading list:
Bhowmik, Sharit K. (2004). Work in globalizing economy: Reflections on
outsourcing in India.Labour, Capital and Society, 37 (1&2).
Desai, Ashok. (2006). ‗Outsourcing Identities -Call Centres and Cultural
Transformation in India‘, Economic an d Political Weekly, January, Vol 41.
Dutt and Sundaram. (2007) Indian Economy, New Delhi: Chand Publications.
Edgell.S. (2006). The Sociology of Work. United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Ignatius, Chithelen. (2004). ‗Outsourcing to India, Causes, Reactio n and Prospects‘,
Economic and Political Weekly, 6, Vol 39.
Kofman and Younges 2003, Globalisation, theory and practice continuum, London
Friedman T. World is Flat : A brief history of globalised world in 21st century ,
Peguin – London
Krishan Kumar 2005 . From post -industrial to post modern society. Blackwell
publishing.
Korzsynski, Lynne. MacDonald, C. (2009). The Globalisation of Nothing and the
Outsourcing of Service Work.
Ramaswamy.E.A. and Ramaswamy.U. (1981).Industry and Labour. Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
Ramesh, Babu. (2004). ―Cyber Coolies in BPO: Insecurities and Vulnerabilities of
Non Standard work‖,Economic and Political weekly, 31 January, pp. 492 -497.
Rao, Subba. (2011). Essentials of Human Resource Management and Industrial
Relat ions.Himalaya Publications.
Tonkiss Fran.2008. Contemporary Economic Sociology. London and New York:
Routledge.
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TYBA SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER VI
CREDIT 04
PAPER V
Sociology of Informal sector
Course Rationale:
To develop a sociological understanding of the issues related to the informal sector.
To introduce students to the growing sector of informal workers in the Indian
economy
To introduce students to the understanding of issues related with the informal sector
in the context of globalization.
To engage students with current debates on outsourcing, downsizing, social clause,
social security and role of ICT
Unit I: Organization of work 12 lecture s
a. Formal and Informal sector: Distinction
b. The nature of informal sector : characteristics, problems
c. Theoretical Perspectives: Dualist, Structuralism and Legalist
Unit II: Informal Labour Market 12 Lectures
a. Migration as livelihood
b. Workers in Informal sector
i) Women workers (Feminization of Work force)
ii) Contract workers
iii) Agricultural workers
c. Conditions of work and wages
i) Home based worker
ii) Leather workers.
iii) Sanitation Workers.
Unit III Safeguards for informal sector workers 12 lectures
a. Towards Decent work agenda
b. Social security and role of the state
c. Organizing the unorganized: self -help groups and microfinance.
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Unit IV: Globalization and its Implications 9 lectures
a. Informalisation of work.
b. Downsizing, outsourcing, Network society and role of ICT
(Information communication technology)
c. Labour Reforms and its impact; Problem of unionization and Labou r boards.
Reading list:
Banerjee, Arpita. Raju, Saraswati. (2009). ―Gendered Mobility: Women Migrants
And Work in Urban India‖, Economic and Political weekly, 11 July, Vol XLIV, No
28, pp. 115 -123.
Bhosale, B V. 2000. Charmakars in Transition. Nurali Publication.
Bhosale, B.V. 2010. Informal. Sector in India: Challenges and Consequences: Field
Analysis' , Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Ag & Co. Kg, Saarbrucken,.
Germany.
Bhowmik, Sharit K. (2012). Industry, Labour and Society. New Delhi: Orient Black
Swan.
Breman, Jan. (1993). Footloose labourWorking in India‘s Informal Economy.
Cambridge University Press. New Delhi, 2001
Breman, Jan. (2003).Informal Sector in The Oxfo rd Companion to Sociology and
Social Anthropology edited by Veena Das. New Delhi
BremanJan : Foot loose labour : working in the informal sector . Cambridge
University press , New Delhi ,2001
Ghai, Dharam. (Ed). (2007). Decent work: Objectives and strategi es, New Delhi:
Bookwell.
Jhabvala, Renana. (1998). ―Social Security for Unorganised Sector‖, Economic and
Political weekly, 30 May.
Kundu A, and Sharma A.N. : Informal sector in India : Perspective and policies
Manohar Publication 2001.
Maiti, Dibyendu. Sen, Kunal. (2010). ―The Informal Sector in India: A means of
Exploitation or accumulation‖, Journal of South Asian Development 5:1, Sage
Publication.
Mukherjee, Piu. Paul, Bino. Pathan, J.I. Migrant workers in Informal Sector: A
probe into the Working c onditions. Discussion paper. Mumbai: Tata Institute of
Social Sciences.
NCEUS. (2007). Report on the conditions of work and promotion of livelihoods in
the unorganised sector. Government of India.
NCEUS. (2006). Social Security for unorganised workers. Go vernment of India.
Pandya, Rameshwari and Patel, Sarika. (2010). Women in the unorganised sector
of India. New Delhi: New Century Publications.
. Pattaniak, Bikram. (2009). ―Young Migrant Construction Workers in the
Unorganised Urban Sector‖, South Asia Research 29:19, Sage Publication.
R. Indira &Behra, Deepak Kumar (Ed). (1999). Gender and society in India Vol 2
(Rural and Tribal Studies). New Delhi: Manak publications pvt ltd.
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Roy Chowdhary, Supriya. (2005). ―Labour Activism and Women in the
Unorganised Sector‖, Economic and Political weekly, 28 May - June 5, pp. 2250 -
2255.
Roy Chowdhary, Supriya. (2004). ―GlobalisationandLabour‖, Economic and
Political weekly, 3 January.
Sinha, Francis. (2009). Microfinance and self -help groups in India. Jaipur:
RawatPublications
Sundari, S. (2005). ―Migration as a Livelihood Strategy: A Gender Perspective‖,
Economic and Political weekly, 28 May - 4 June, pp. 2295 -
Yellappa, Arjun. Pangannavar. (2012). Self Help Groups and Women
Empowerment in India. New Delhi: New Country Publication.
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TYBA
SEMESTER V
CREDIT 4
MARKS 100
PAPER V
SOCIOLOGY OF AGRARIAN SOCIETY
Course Rationale:
1) To introduce students to the dynamics of traditional & contemporary agrarian
society.
2) To understand the dynamics of agrarian formations and assess the development
measures since 1947.
Unit 1 – Introduction to agrarian studies 12 lectures
a) Major themes
b) Village Studies in India
c) Urban influence on the rural
Unit 2 – Occupational changes in agrarian society 12 lectures
a) Rural Non Farm Employment (RNFE)
b) Contract farming
c) Agricultural labour – issues & problems
Unit 3 – Agrarian social structure 12 lectures
a) Agrarian Caste
b) Agrarian Class
c) Inter relationship - caste & class
Unit 4– Agrarian development & its transformation 9 lectures
a) Land reforms
b) Panchayati raj & 73rd amendment.
c) Green revolution and CDP’s.
Readings:
Newby, Howard. (1980): Trend report: Rural sociology, Current Sociology, Sage Pub.
Breman, J. (1997): The Village in Focus, in The Village in India Revisited. Edited by
J. Breman, P. Kloos, and A. Saith. Delhi, Oxford University Press.
Jodhka, S. (1997): From ―Bo ok-view‖ to ―Field -view‖: Social Anthropological
Constructions of the IndianVillage, QEH Working Paper Series, Working Paper No.
5. Oxford, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford.
Gupta, Dipankar. (2011): How rural is rural India – RNFE, Oxford Handbo ok of
Agriculture.
Rao, Shankar C N.: Sociology -primary principles.
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Thorner, Daniel &Dhanagare, D. N. (1991): Social Stratification: readings in
sociology and social anthropology, Oxford University Press.
Doshi, S.L. & Jain, P.C. (2010): Rural sociology, R awat Pub.
Desai, A. R. (2005): Rural Sociology in India, Popular Prakashan.
Ahuja, Ram. (1999): Society in India, Rawat Pub.
Sagar S (2017): Present position of agricultural labour in India, Contemporary
Research in India, 3 Sept.
Jodhka, S. (2016):Revisit ing the rural in 21st C India, EPW, June 25.
Jodhka, S. (2012): Caste, Oxford University Press.
Beteille, Andre. (1969): Caste Class & Power: changing patterns of stratification in a
Tanjore village, University of California Press.
Kumar, Ajay. ((2012): Khap panchayats: a socio -historical overview, EPW, January
28.
Omvedt Gail.(1982): land, caste & politics in Indian states, Guild Publishers, Delhi.
Joshi PC (1975): Land Reforms in India, Allied Publishers, Delhi.
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TYBA
SEMESTER VI
CREDIT 4
MARKS 100
PAPER V
DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGES IN AGRARIAN SOCIETY
Course Rationale :
1) To analyze attempts at social & financial inclusion of agrarian community.
2) To evaluate present alternative development initiatives and analyse the role of
globalization in agriculture.
Unit 1– Contemporary development programmes 12 lectures
a) Poverty alleviation programmes
b) Rural Credit
c) NREGA
Unit 2 – Role of agrarian institutions 12 lectures
a) Co -operatives
b) Non Government Organizations (NGOs)
c) Non Party Political Formations (NPPFs)
Unit 3 -Agrarian crisis 12 lectures
a) Problems of the agrarian sector due to globalization
b) Land and livelihood issues
c) GM crops `
Unit 4 – Impact and consequences of crisis 9 lectures
a) Mega projects
b) Agrarian unrest
c) Farmer suicides
Readings:
Ministry of Rural Development, G.O.I. (2012): MNREGA Sameeksha: An anthology
of Research studies on MNREGA, Orient Blackswan.
Dev, S. Mahendra (2006): Financial Inclusion: Issues and Challenges, Economic &
Political Weekly, Oct. 14.
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Datar, Chhaya (2007): Failure of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in
Maharashtra, Economic & Political Weekly Aug. 25.
Baviskar, B. S. (2007): Cooperatives in Maharashtra: Challenges Ahead, E conomic &
Political Weekly, Oct. 20.
Baviskar, B. S. (1980): The Politics of Development: Sugar Co -operatives in Rural
Maharashtra, Oxford University Press.
Waghmode, S (2002): Rural Development: Role of State, Economic & Political
Weekly, July 20.
Biswas, N (2006): On Funding and the NGO Sector, Economic & Political Weekly,
October 21.
Sheth, D L. (1984): Grass -roots Initiatives in India, Economic and Political Weekly,
Feb.11.
Shiva, V (2003): The Role of Patents in the Rise of Globalization, Motion magazine.
Agarwal, A (2006): Special Economic Zones, Economic & Political Weekly,
November 4.
Banerjee, S (2008): Space Relations of Capital and Significance of New Economic
Enclaves, Economic & Political Weekly, November 22.
Mitra, S & Shroff, S. (2007) : Farmer Suicides in Maharashtra, Economic & Political
Weekly, Dec. 8.
Suri, K.C. (2006): Political Economy of Agrarian Distress, Economic & Political
Weekly, April 22.
Ratna Reddy, V. (2006): Looking beyond the Debt Trap, Economic & Political
Weekly, May 13.
Munshi, I. (ed) (2012): The Adivasi question: issues of land, forest & livelihood,
Orient Blackswan.
Dias, A. (2012): Development & its human cost, Rawat Pub.
Nathan, D. (2009): Social security, Compensation and livelihood issues, Economic &
Political Weekly, July 25.
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T.Y.B.A SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER V
CREDIT 04
PAPER V
100 Marks
SOCIOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION
Course Rational:
1. To Introduce to the students the basic concepts in Sociology of Communication and role
of Mass Communication through new technology in contemporary societies.
2. To encourage critical evaluation of the impact of Mass communication on culture and
Society.
Unit.I. Basic Concepts -I 12
Lectures
a. Communication and Mass Communication
b. Interpersonal Communication
c. Folk Media and Mass Media
Unit.II.Basic Concepts -II 12
Lectures
a. Internet: Nature and Function
b. Social Media: Dynamics and Strengths
c. Advertiseme nt
Unit .III. Perspectives on Mass communication 12 Lectures
a. Functionalist Perspective
b. Critical Perspective
c. Political economy of communication
Unit.IV.Contemporary Issues 09
Lectures
a. Development communication
b. Digital India: concept and nature
c. Information Communication technology
Reading List
1.Chomsky Noam(1994)Manufacturing Consent: The political Economy of the Mass
Media.Vintage Publisher .London
2.DenisMcQuail(2010) . McQuail‘s Mass Communication Theory. New
Delhi: Sage Publications, 2010, ( 6th Ed.). ISBN 978 -81-321-0579 -4.
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3.Daniel Lerner (1958) The Passing of Traditional Society: Modernizing the Middle East .
New York: Free Press.
4.Daniel Lerner. (1972) Communication for Development Administration in Southeast Asia .
Asia Society —SEADAG.
5.Quebral, Nora C. (1972 –1973). "What Do We Mean by 'Development
Communication'?". International Development Review . 15 (2): 25 –28.
6.Schramm, Wilbur .,& Lerner, David. (Eds.). (1976). Communication and change: The last
ten years and the next . Honolulu, HI: University of H awaii Press.
7.Wright, C. R. (1979). Sociology of Mass Communications. Annual Review of of
Sociology, 5 193-217. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/asc_papers/94 .
8.Uma Joshi (2002):The text book of Mass Communication and media.Amol Publications
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T.Y.B.A SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER VI
CREDIT 04
MARKS 100
MEDIA CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Course rational
1. To introduce to the students basic concepts in media studies and its relation with the
society.
2. To make them understand the impact of old and new media on cultural change and overall
development of Society.
Unit.I. Basic Concepts -I 12
Lectures
a. Folk Society,
b. Mass Society
c. Network society
Unit.II. Basic Concepts -II 12
Lectures
a. Folk culture
b. Mass Culture
c. Popular Culture
Unit.III. Theoretical Orientations 12 Lectures
a. Reception Theory
b. Culture Industry
c. Medium as the Message
Unit.IV.Contemporary Issue 09
Lectures
a.Media public opinion and Democracy
b.Representation of genders in Media
c.Digital Divide
Reading List:
1.Appadurai, A 1996, Modernity at large: cultural dimensions of globalization , University of
Minnesota Press, Minneapolis.
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2.Hopper, P 2007, Understanding cultural globalization , Polity Press, Cambridge.
3.Manuel Castells (2000). The Rise of The Network Society: The Information Age:
Economy, Society and Culture . John Wiley & Sons.
4. McQuail,D.(2005) Mc Quai’s Mass Communication Theory.(5th Edition) London. Sage
publication.
5.MaxHorkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno 1944.Culture Industry enlightenment as Mass
deception in Dialectic of Enlightenment .
6.Robert Redfield .1947. The Folk Society . Source: American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 52,
No. 4 pp . 293 -308.
7.Strinati, D. (2004). An introduction to theories of popular culture. Routledge
8.Uma Joshi (2002):The text book of Mass Communication and media.Amol Publications .
9.Webster, Frank (2006) Theories of the Information Society. London: Routledge.
10.Any other reference suggested by the class teacher
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TYBA Paper VI
Semester V
No of Credits - 3
Sociology of Gender
Objectives:
To trace the evolution of Gender as a category of social analysis.
To trace the emergence of women‘s movement in India and the history of their
struggles
Unit 1 Basic Concepts 9 Lectures
Sex, gender and the heteronormative regime
Gender beyond the binary
Many women, many feminisms and intersectionality
Unit 11 Feminist perspectives: Selected Readings 9 lectures
Classical
o Liberal – Mary Wollstonecraft
o Radical - Kate Millet
o Socialist - Juliet Mitchell
Contemporary
o Black feminism – bell hooks
o Postmodern feminism: Julia Kristeva
Unit III New Challenges 9 lectures
o Dalit feminism: KumudPawade
o Queer perspectives: Judith Butler
o Masculinity Studies
Unit 111 History of Women’s Struggles 6 lectures
Colonial - nationalist era : Key debates
o Child marriage, widowhood, sati, education, political rights
Contemporary era: Campaigns
o Emergence of the autonomous women‘s movement: Dowry, Rape and Health
o Current debates: Sexual violence and Rights in Marriage and Divorce
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Readings
Geeta, V. 2002. Gender (Theorizing Feminism). Gazelle Distribution Trade
Bhasin, Kamala. 1993. What is patriarchy? Kali for women: New Delhi
Butler, Judith. 1990. Gender Trouble. Routledge: New York, London.
Chakravarti, Uma. 2003. Gendering Caste: Through A Feminist Lens. Stree
Basu Aparna, Bharati. 1990. Women‘s Struggle - A history of All India Women‘s conference
1927 - 1990. New Delhi: Manohar Publications
Bandyopadhya, Shekhar. 2004. Caste, culture and hegemony: Social dominance in colonial
Bengal. Sage publications: New Delhi
Kumar Radha. The History of doing:An illustrated account of movements for
women‘s rights and feminism in India. 1800 -1990. New Delhi: Kali for women
Hooks, Bell. Feminism is for everybody: Passionate politics. Pluto Press, 2000.
Pilcher, Jane and Whelahan, Imelda. 2005. Fifty key concepts in gender studies. Sage
publication s: New Delhi
Rao. P V. 2010. Educate women and loose nationality. New Delhi: Critical Quest
Tong, R. (1998). Feminist Thought. A Comprehensive Introduction. Routledge.
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Paper VI
TYBA Semester VI
No of Credits - 3
Gender and Society in India: Contemporary Debates and Emerging
Issues
Objectives
To understand new and emerging issues in the Indian feminist landscape
To understand newer methods of protest and resistance
Unit I Sites of Violence Against Women 9 lectures
Family as a site of violence: Invisible forms of everyday violence
Women in situations of conflict: communal conflict, caste violence and armed
conflict.
Sexual harassment: Street and work place (Protection of Women from Sexual
Harassment (Prevention and Redressal) Act, 201 3)
Violence in virtual spaces: Twitter and facebook misogyny and trolling
Unit II Marginalised Genders 9 lectures
Gender galaxy
Queer activism
Section 377
Unit III Protests and Resistance 9 lectures
Reproductive Health: Debates on surrogacy
Livelihood struggles: Land and forests
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Legislation: A feminist critique (rape and domestic violence)
Unit IV Feminist campaigns in digital spaces 6 lectures
Why loiter
Right to bleed
Pinjra Tod
#Me too
Readings
Books
Agarwal,Anuja. (1997). Gendered Bodies: The case of the ‘third gender’ in India.
Contributions to Indian Sociology, Vol 31 - (2), 273 -297
CREA.2006. Sexual Rights and Social Movements. CREA: New Delhi
Ingraham, Chrys. (1994). The heterosexual Imaginaries: Feminist Sociology and Theories of
Gender. American Sociological Association, 12(2), 203-219
Joseph, Sherry. (1996). Gay and Lesbian Movement in India. EPW . Vol - XXXI (33)
Kannabiran, K. (ed).The violence of normal times: Essays on women's lived realities . Kali for
women: New Delhi.
Lal, Vinay. (1999).Not This, Not That: The Hijras of India and the Cultural Politics of Sexuality.
Social Text, Vol - 61, 119 -140
Menon, Nivedita. 2013. Seeing Like a Feminist. Zubaan: New Delhi
Menon, Nivedita: 2004. Recovering subversion: feminist politics beyond the law. New Delhi:
Permanent Black
Nanda, Serena. (1998). Neither Man nor Woman: The Hijras of India. Wadsworth Publishing:
USA
Omvedt,G. 1990. Violence against women: New movements and new theories in India. Kali
for women: New Delhi.
Patel, V. 2002, Women's challenges of the new millenium. Gyan Publishing House, New
Delhi
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Revathi, A. 2013. The Truth About Me: A Hijra Life Story. Penguin Books India.
Shah, Chayanika; Merchant, R. Mahajan, S. &Nevatia, S. (2015). No outlaws in the
Gendergalaxy . New Delhi: Zubaan
Sharma, Kalpana. (2002) Surviving Violence, Making Peace: Women in communal conflict in
Mumbai in Kapadia, K. (ed) The Violence of Development: The Politics of Identity, Gender
and Social Inequalities in Ind ia. New Delhi: Kali for Women
Valocchi, Stephen. (2005). Not yet Queer Enough: The lessons of queer theory for the
sociology of Gender and Sexuality. Gender and Society, 19 , 750 -770
Journals:
Anderson S & Ray D. 2012.The age distribution of missing women in India, EPW Vol
XLVII No 47.
Gupta. Alok (2006). Section 377 and the dignity of Indian homosexuals. EPW Vol - XLI
(40).
Kothari, J. 2005. Criminal law on domestic violence: Promises and limits, EPW Vol XL
No 46, Pp 4843 -4849
Patel, V. Gender in Workplac e policies: A focus on Sexual Harassment, EPW, Vol
XXXIX No 41
Phadke, S. 2007.Dangerous Liasions: Women & men: Risk and reputation in
Mumbai, EPW
Denial of Rights to Sexual Minorities (2008). EPW. Vol- XLIII (43)
The Ruling against Discrimination (2009), EPW Vol-XLIV(28)
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TYBA SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER V
CREDIT 04
PAPER VII / VIII
(100 Marks)
Sociology of Human Resource Development
Course Rationale:
To familiarize the students with role and functions of human resource
development at the micro and macro level.
To create an awareness of the various issues involved in the development
of human resources with particular emphasis on social and cultural
factors.
Unit I Overview of Human R esource Development 12 Lectures
a. Nature, Features and goals
b. Need, Scope , Functions
c. Evolution of HR function and role of HR manager
Unit II Recruitment, Selection and Performance Appraisal
12 Lectures
a. Recruitment: Relevance , Factors , Process and Programmes
b. Selection: Selection Procedure, Barriers to effective selection
c. Performance Appraisal: Purpose, Methods(Trait Methods, Forced -choice
Methods, Behavioral Methods, Results Methods) ,Process &De sign
Unit III Emerging Issues and challenges in HRD 12 Lectures
a. Ergonomics and human factors at work
b. Corporate Social Responsibility
c. Total Quality Management
Unit IV Management Services and Operations 9 Lectures
a. Talent Management: Need, Importance and Benefits
b. Project Human Resource Management: Overview, Significance,
Benefits
c. Image Building: Features, Need and Benefits
Read ing list :
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1. Ashwatthapa, K. 2005. Human Resource and Personnel Management, Text and cases,
The McGraw Hill Companies. New Delhi
2. Ghanekar A. 2000. Human Resource Management Managing Personnel the HRD
Way, Everest Publishing House. Mumbai
3. Lane, H. (ed). 2005. The Blackwell handbook of Global Management: A guide to
managing complexity, Blackwell Publishing. United Kingdom
4. Mamoria C, Gankar, S.V. 2007, Personnel Management, Himalaya Publishing House,
Mumbai.
5. Nair N, Latha Nair. 2004. Personal Management and Industrial Relations, S Chand 2
Company Ltd. New Delhi.
6. P.Subba Rao.2005.Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, Himalaya
Publishing House. Mumbai.
7. Rao T.V. 1999. Reading in Human Resource Development, Oxford and IBH
publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd, Ne w Delhi.
8. Rao V.S.P.2007. Personnel and Human Resource Management - Text and Cases,
Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai.
9. Rao T.V. 1996. Human Resource Development: Experiences, Interventions,
Strategies, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
10. Sarma A.M.2005. Personnel and Human Resource Management, Himalaya Publishing
House, Mumbai.
11. Scott S, George B, Veena V.2010.Human Resources Management, Cengage Learning
India Pvt Ltd
12. Silvera D.M. 1990, Human Resource Development, New India Publications. New
Delhi.
13. Michael, V.P. 20 02. Human Resources Management and Human Relations, Himalaya
Publishing House. Mumbai.
Journal:
2011 3rd International Conference on Information and Financial Engineering
IPEDR vol.12 (2011) © (2011) IACSIT Press, Singapore
Websi te:
http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/resources/tipsheets/skills -business -etiquette
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TYBA SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER VI
CREDIT 04
PAPER VII / VIII
(100 Marks)
Sociology of Organizations
Course Rationale:
To familiarize students with dynamics of organizations and diverse
strategies useful in developing human resources.
To create an understanding of human resource planning to social
development and comprehend the challenges faced by organizations in a
global context.
Unit I Organization al Structure 12 Lectures
a. Organization : Characteristics and principles of organization
b. Formal organizations: Relevance, types of structures, tall and flat organization
and functional organization
c. Informal organization : Significance and impact on formal organizations
Unit II Organizational Planning , Training and Development
12 Lectures
a. Organizational Planning: Importance, Internal &External factors, Downsizing in
context to labour market
b. Organizational Developme nt: Characteristics, Objectives & Process, Intervention
Techniques & Benefits
c. Training and Development : Types (Orientation Training, Team Training
&Cross Training, Diversity Training) Training methods (Non managerial
Employees &
Management Development)
Unit III Organizational Culture and Change 12 Lectures
a. Organizational Culture: Features , Cultural Dimensions, Sustaining the Culture
b. Creativity in Organizations: Characteristics, Creativity Inducing factors
c. Innovation process and change
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Unit IV Organizational socialization, leadership and Conflict resolution
9 Lectures
a. Organizational socialization: Individual and organizational perspectives on
socialization; Stages of organizational socialization, Induction/Indoctrination
procedure
b. Leadership: meaning, effectiveness, qualities, skills and functions
c. Conflict resolution: Types of conflict situations; Causes and effects; Its
Effective management.
Reading list:
1. Ashwatthapa K. 2007. Organizational Behaviour, Himalaya Publishing House,
Mumbai.
2. Champoux Joseph E. 2011. Organizational Behavior: Integrating individuals, groups
and organizations. New York: Routledge
3. Chaturvedi, Abha and Anil, (ed). 1995. The Sociology of Formal Organizations,
Oxford University Press. New Delhi
4. Chandan, J.S. 1987. Management: Theory and Practice. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing
House.
5. Luthans Fred 2005(10thed) OrganisationalBehaviour Publication. McGraw Hill
Company. Boston.
6. Mamoria C, Gankar, S.V. 20 07, Personnel Management, Himalaya Publishing House,
Mumbai.
7. Miller and Form, 1979, Industrial Sociology, Harper Publishers, New York.
8. Miner, John B.1992 . Industrial - Organizational Psychology. New York: McGraw –
Hill, Inc.
9. Mullins, Laurie J. 2002. Manag ement and organizational behavior. Essex CM20 2JE:
Pearson Education Ltd.
10. Robbins, S.2001. Organizational Behaviour, Prentice Hall, New Delhi
11. Scott S, George B, Veena V.2010.Human Resources Management, Cengage Learning
India Pvt Ltd
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TYBA SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER V
CREDIT 04
PAPER VII / VIII
(100 Marks)
URBAN SOCIOLOGY
Course Rationale:
To introduce students to the basic concepts, theories, nature & dynamics
of urbanization in India
To understand the trends of India‘s contemporary urbanization pattern
Unit I Basic Concepts 12 Lectures
a. Classification of Cities : Pre-industrial, Post -industrial Millionaire city &
Mega city, World / Global cities, Capital city, Primate city, Dual city ,
Metropolis.
b. Towns and Cities
c. Urban, Urbanism, Urbanization, Rural –Urban Continuum
Unit II Traditional Theories 12 Lectures
a. Louis Wirth &George Simmel
b. Ernest Burgess & Homer Hoyt
c. Robert Ezra Park
Unit III Contemporary Theories 12 Lectures
a. Manuel Castells
b. David Harvey
c. The Chicago school of urban studies vs The Los Angeles school of urban
studies
Unit IV The History of Urbanization in India 9 Lectures
a. The Colonial Period
b. The Post -Independence Period
c. Recent trends of Urbanization in India
Reading list:
1. Bergill, E.E. [1995] – Urban Sociology New Delhi: McGraw Hill Book Co.
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2. Bose, Ashish [2002] - India‘s Urbanization 1901 -2001 - New Delhi: TATA Mc GRAW
HILL
3. Patel, Sujata & Das Kushal [2006], Urban Studies New Delhi: Oxford University
Press.
4. Patel, Sujata & Thorne Alice: Bombay Metaphor for Modern India. New Delhi:
Oxford
University Press.
5. Sandhu Ravinder Singh – Urbanization in India: Sociological Contributions New
Delhi: Sage Publications.
6. Sanyal Sanjeev – The Indian Renaissance – India‘s Rise after a Thousand years of
decline, Penguin / Viking 2008.
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TYBA SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER VI
CREDIT 04
PAPER VII / VIII
(100Marks)
Urbanisation in India: Issues and Concerns
Course Rationale:
To understand urban development in the neo liberal era
To understand newly emerging issues and concerns in the changing
scenario
Unit I Millennium Development Goals & the Role of the Indian City
12 Lectures
a. NUPRS(National Urban Poverty Reduction Strategy) &
JNNURM(Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal)
b. PMAY(Pradhan MantriAwasYojana) & VAMBAY(Valmik i
AmbedkarAwasYojana)
c. Case Studies from India: (Ahmedabad Riverfront Renewal Program, Pune
Shelter Associates Program under SRA)
Unit II IT Parks in the Indian Urban Landscape 12 Lectures
a. Technourbs as new industrial complexes, representative of suburban
&peri -urban geo -type.
b. Hitech City of Cyderabad
c. The International Technology Park &Electronic city of Bangalore
Unit III Issues of urbanization 12 Lectures
a. Migrants and Right to the city ( Exclusion)
b. The challenge of slums & forced evictions
c. Slum Rehabilitation Authority and the Role of the State
Unit IV Cities of the Twenty -First Century 9 Lectures
a. Ten scenarios probable in the cities of the twenty -first century
b. Future cities –Typologies, design & plans & problems
c. Need for Sustainable Development( Eco -sensitive tourism hill station
Matheran )
Reading list:
1. Asian development bank - Urban Poverty in India.
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2. Banerjee -guha s. [ed] , [2010] – Accumulation by Dispossession: Transformative
Cities in the New Global Order – New Delhi, SAGE
3. Baud, Iisa&Wit, j. de [2008], New Forms of Urban Governance in India, SAGE.
4. Bergill, E. [1995] – Urban Sociology New Delhi: McGraw Hill Book Co.
5. Brugmannjeb, [2009], Welcome to the Urban Revolution – How cities are changing
the world, Bloomsbury press.
6. Desai A R. &DevidasPillai s – Slum & Urbanization – Mumbai: Popular Prakashan.
7. Desai A R&DevidasPillai s – Profile of an Indian Slum – Mumbai: University of
Bombay.
8. Ramachandran, R. Urbanization & Urban Systems in India. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
9. Kundu A, Singh, B etal (2007). Handbook of urbanization in India 2e. OUP
10. Volume 3,No.2,Apr. -June,2015 www.researchfront.in
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TYBA SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER V
CREDIT 04
PAPER VII/ VIII
(100 Marks)
Environment and Society: Theory and Awareness
Course Rationale:
To develop a sociological understanding of environmental theories and
concepts.
To introduce students to the dynamics of new environmental movements.
Unit I Concepts and Theoretical Approaches 12 lectures
a. Environment; ecology, social ecology
b. environmental sociology: Catton and Dunlap
c. Natural capitalism, Eco -socialism, Eco spiritualism
Unit II Environment and Development 12 lectures
a. Ulrich Beck‘s critique of development
• A case study of Coco -cola v/s CSE (Sunita Narayan)
b. Sustainable developme nt, global warming, Loss of Bio -diversity
c. The Stockholm conference and The Earth summit
Unit III Environmental Politics 12 lectures
a. Environmentalism - early development; Gandhiji‘s view on environment alism
b .International environmental politics - Green parties, environmental groups and
grassroots environmentalism
c. Privatization of Water: Issues and Challenges
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Unit IV New Paradigms in Environmental Sociology 09 lectures
a. The New Climate Change Discourse: A Challenge for EnvironmentParadigm
b. Human Exemptionalism Paradigm (HEP)
c .New Ecological Paradigm (NEP)
Reading list:
• Agarwal, Anil and SunitaNarain ―Towards a Green World‘, Centre for Science &
Environment.
• Ahluwalia, S.K. (2005) Environment Problems in India, ABD Publishers Jaipur.
• Baviskar, Anita (1995) ―In the belly of the river: tribal conflicts over development in
the Narmada Valley‖ Oxford University press, Delhi.
• Dreze, JMS and Singh, S. (ed), (1997) ―The dam and the Nation: Displacement and
resettlement in the Narmada Valley, Oxford University press, Delhi.
• Merchant, C (2003) ―Ecology: Key concepts in critical theory‖ Rawat Publication,
Jaipur
• Pawar, S.N. (2006), ‗Environmental Movements in India‖, Rawat Publication, Jaipur
• Pawar, S.N. and Patil (ed) (1998) ―Sociology of Environment‖, Rawat publication.
Jaipur
• Rangrajan, Mahesh (ed) (2007) ‗Environmental issues in India: A reader‘. Pearson.
• Shiva, Vandana. (1992) ―The violence of the green revolution: Third world
agric ulture, ecology and politics. The other India press. Goa.
• Shiva, Vandana (1993), Ecofeminism, Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva, Fernwood
Publications, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• Shiva, Vandana (1994), Close to Home: Women Reconnect Ecology, Health and
Devel opment Worldwide, Earthscan, London.
• Singh, Jagbir (ed) (2007) Disaster management: future challenges and opportunities.
I.K.Interantional Publishing House Pvt Ltd. India.
• Weaver, D. (1998) ―Ecotourism in the less developed world‖ CAB international, New
York.
Journal/Magazine
1. The Hindu survey 2005
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Articles on
• Women Power
• Organic Revolution
2. The Hindu Survey 2006
Articles on
• Reclaiming Mumbai - Darryl D‘monte
• Rainforest restoration
3. The Hindu Survey 2003: Conserving rainforest
4. Down to Earth: Centre of Science and Environment, society for Environment and
communication.
5. Bhagyalakshmi, J. ‗Water Harvesting for drought prone Areas‘. Yojana. Vol.45, July 2001.
Ministry of I&B, New Delhi.
6. Time magazine‘s special issue on Global warming 2010 -11.
7. Bina Agarwal, ―The Gender and Environment Debate: Lessons from India, Feminist
Studies
Vol. 18, No. 1 (Spring, 1992), pp. 119 -158
Web Sources
1. For case study on CSE v/s COCO -COLA: http://www.cseindia.org
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/
2. Social ecology - https://www.communalsim.org/Arcchive/wiseprint.html .
3. History of en vironmental movements - www.britannica.com
4. Case study on Johads of Rajasthan - http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/13315
5. www.environment -ecology.com/environemnt -writings/114 -environemntal sociology.html
6. http://aggglosssary.org/human exemptionalism_paradigm
7. Reusswig, F. 2010. The ne w climate change discourse: a challenge for environmental
sociology - http://link.springer.com
8. WWW.SAVEAAREY.ORG and newspaper articles from 2015 till date
9. REVISED DRAFT DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2034 FOR MUMBAI :
www.peataindia.org/Unlock_Seminar_ppts/GD_CHIPLUNKAR.pdf
10. Privatization of water: www.worldscientificnews.com/wp -content/uploads/2015/.../WSN -10-
2015 -17-31.pdf
11. Sociology of Environment: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2945955
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TYBA SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER VI
CREDIT 04
PAPER VII/VIII
(100 Marks)
Environmental Concerns in India
Course Rationale:
To introduce students to the dynamics of environmental issues in India.
To encourage critical underst anding of the impacts and long -term consequences of
environmental problems.
Unit I Environmental Problems: Rural Context 12 lectures
a. The environmental impact of the green revolution
b. Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel Report (Eco -Sensitive Zones)
c. Water scarcity and water management; rainwater harvesting – case study of Johads in
Rajasthan
Unit II Environmental Problems: Urban Context 12 lectures
a. Waste management; solid wa ste management, bio -medical waste; industrial waste;
nuclear waste and e -waste
b. Effects of development activities with reference to loss of mangroves, building of
metro, Skywalks etc.
c. Depletion of soil, air and water as a resource
Unit III Women, Indigenous Groups and Environment 12 lectures
a .Eco -feminism and Feminist environmentalism - Bina Agarwal
b. New environmental movements: Save Ganga Movement, Silent Valley Movement,
Warli movement
c. Niyamgiri and the Forest Rights Act
Unit IV Protests against Infrastructural Development 09 lectures
a. Save Aarey Campaign
b .Protest against new Development Plan for Mumbai and privatization of open spaces
c. New airport at Navi Mumbai
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Reading list:
• Agarwal, Anil and SunitaNarain ―Towards a Green World‘, Centre for Science &
Environment.
• Ahluwalia, S.K. (2005) Environment Problems in India, ABD Publishers Jaipur.
• Baviskar, Anita (1995) ―In the belly of the river: tribal conflicts over development in
the Narmada Valley‖ Oxford University press, Delhi.
• Dreze, JMS and Singh, S. (ed), (1997) ―The dam and the Nation: Displacement and
resettlement in the Narmada Valley, Oxford University press, Delhi.
• Merchant, C (2003) ―Ecology: Key concepts in critical theory‖ Rawat Publication,
Jaipur
• Pawar, S.N. (2006), ‗Environmental Movements in India‖, Rawat Publication, Jaipur
• Pawar, S.N. and Patil (ed) (1998) ―Sociology of Environment‖, Rawat publication.
Jaipur
• Rangrajan, Mahesh (ed) (2007) ‗Environm ental issues in India: A reader‘. Pearson.
• Shiva, Vandana. (1992) ―The violence of the green revolution: Third world
agriculture, ecology and politics. The other India press. Goa.
• Shiva, Vandana (1993), Ecofeminism, Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva, Fernwood
Publications, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• Shiva, Vandana (1994), Close to Home: Women Reconnect Ecology, Health and
Development Worldwide, Earthscan, London.
• Singh, Jagbir (ed) (2007) Disaster management: future challenges and opportunities.
I.K.Interanti onal Publishing House Pvt Ltd. India.
• Weaver, D. (1998) ―Ecotourism in the less developed world‖ CABI international,
New York.
• Journal/Magazine
• The Hindu survey 2005
• Articles on
• Women Power
• Organic Revolution
• The Hindu Survey 2006
• Articles on
• Reclaiming M umbai - Darryl D‘monte
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• Rainforest restoration
• The Hindu Survey 2003: Conserving rainforest
• Down to Earth: Centre of Science and Environment, society for Environment and
communication.
• Bhagyalakshmi, J. ‗Water Harvesting for drought prone Areas‘. Yojana. Vol.45, July
2001. Ministry of I&B, New Delhi.
• Time magazine‘s special issue on Global warming 2010 -11.
• Bina Agarwal, ―The Gender and Environment Debate: Lessons from India, Feminist
Studies
Vol. 18, No. 1 (Spring, 1992), pp. 119 -158
• Web Sources
• For case study on CSE v/s COCO -COLA : http://www.cseindia.org
• http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/
• Social ecology - https://www.communalsim.org/Arcchive/wiseprint.html .
• History of environmental movements - www.britannica.com
• Case study on Johads of Rajasthan - http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/13315
• www.environment -ecology.com/environemnt -writings/114 -environemntal
sociology.html
• 6.http://aggglosssary.org/human exemptionalism_paradigm
• Reusswig, F. 2010. The new climate change discourse: a challenge for environmental
sociology - http://link.sprin ger.com
• WWW.SAVEAAREY.ORG and newspaper articles from 2015 till date
• REVISED DRAFT DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2034 FOR MUMBAI :
www.peataindia.org/Unlock_Seminar_ppts/GD_CHIPLUNKAR.pdf
• Forest Rights Act: rightsandresources.org/wp -
content/uploads/CommunityForest_July -20.pdf
• Forest Rights Act
www.kalpavriksh.org/images/CLN/A%20citizen's%20report%20on%20CFRs_final.pdf
• Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel Report (Eco -Sensitive Zones) (pp. 16 -41)
http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public -information/wg -23052012.pdf
Niyamgiri and the Forest Rights
Act:www.kalpavriksh.org/images/alternatives/.../NiyamgiricasestudyJuly2016.pdf
www.epw.in/node/128306/pdf
el.doccentre.info/eldoc1/k02a/12jul08sah1.pdf
www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/.../niyamgiri -and-the-forest -rights -act/
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Save Ganga
Movement: https:// asiafoundation.org/resources/pdfs/ORFIssuebrief63BasuJayantaformai
l.pdf
Silent Valley Movement:
www.conservationindia.org/case.../silent -valley -a-peoples -movement -that-saved -a-for...
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/4242/6/06_chapter%201.pdf
http://www.mkgandhi.org/articles/ecological_marxists.htm
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TYBA Paper VII/VIII
Semester V
No of Credits - 4
State, Civil Society and Social Movements
Objectives
To develop an understanding of social movements in terms of various
concepts and theories of social movements.
To trace the shifts in the social movements landscape in India.
To explain the emergence of new people's movements in the neo liberal era.
Unit 1.Understanding social movements 12 lectures
Social movements: Concept, characteristics and types
Forms of collective action: riot, rebellion, agitation, protest
Civil Society: Potential and Limits
Interface between state, civil society and social movements
Unit 11.Theories of social movements 12 lectures
Classical theories: Strain theory, Resource Mobilization
Challenges to classical theories: Subaltern Studies, New Social Movements
Unit 111.Social Movements in the post independence era: Old and New 12 lectures
Peasants and agrarian struggles
Tribal movem ents
Naxalite
Environment
Unit IV New churnings, protests and resistance 9 lectures
Changing strategies of Dalit mobilisation
Students‘ movements
Higher education and state
Readings
Reading List
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Books
Oomen, T.K. 2004. Nation, Civil society and Social Movements: Essays in Political
Sociology. Sage Publications. New Delhi
Rajender Singh. 2001. Social Movements Old and New: A Post Modernist Critique.
Sage publications. New Delhi.
Ray, Raka; Katzenstein, Mary, FainsodKatzenstein. 2005 (Eds). Social Movements in
India. Poverty, Power and Politics. OUP: New Delhi.
Shah, Ghanshyam. 2004. Social Movements in India: A review of the literature. Sage
Publications: New Delhi
Sundar, Nandini. 2016. The Burning Forests: India's war in Bastar. Juggernaut
Publishers.
Journals
Ajay, G and Vijay, G. (2000).Civil Society, State and Social Movements. EPW
35(12).
Banarjee, S. (2011). Anna Hazare, Civil Society and the State. XLVI(36).
ChandhokeNeera.(2012). Whatever has happened to civil society. EPW XLVIL (23)
Dubhashi. P. 2002. People's Movement against Global Capitalism. EPW 37 (6)
Judge, Paramit (2011). An ambiguous actor: People in people‘s movements. EPW
XLVI (46).
Maoist movement in India. Economic and political Weekly, Vol XLI, 29. (July,
2006).
Nelson A. Pichardo. New Social Movements: A Critical Review. Annual Review of
Sociology, Vol. 23. (1997), pp. 411 -430.
Paul D'Anieri; Claire Ernst; Elizabeth Kier. New Social Movements in Historical
Perspective. Comparative Politics, Vol. 22, No. 4. (Jul., 1990), pp . 445 -458.
Sanghvi. S. 2007. The New People's Movements in India. EPW 42 (50).
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TYBA Paper VII/VIII
Semester VI
No of Credits - 04
Social Exclusion and Marginalisation
Objectives
To sensitise students to the sociological significance of the study of marginalised
groups
To create awareness of historically disprivileged groups in Indian society
Unit I Marginalised Groups/Communities 12 lectures
Understanding social exclusion and marginalisation
Features and dimensions of social exclusion
Unit 11 Perspectives on Marginalisation 12 lectures
Perspective from above
Perspective from below
Unit III Marginalisation, Market and Society: Groups on the fringes 12 lectures
Scheduled castes
Scheduled Tribes
De-notified and nomadic tribes
LGBTQ
Differently -abled groups
Minorities
Unit IV Marginalized groups: Role of State and Civil society 9 lectures
Constitutional Provisions and State policies
Role of NGO‘s and Social Movements
Critical Review
Readings
Books
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Chatterjee, C and Sheoran, G. (2007). Vulnerable groups in India. The Centre for Enquiry
into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT), Mumbai.
Fraser,N. Social Justice in the age of Identity Politics. New Delhi: Critical Quest
Jogdand. 2000. New Economic Policy and Dalits Jaipur: Rawat
Jogdand P.C (1991) Dalit Movement in Maharashtra New Delhi: Kanak Publication
KasiEswarappa;Ziyauddin K.M (Ed), 2009. Dimensions of Social Exclusion: Ethnographic
Explorations. Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Mander, Harsh. 2012. A fractured freedom: Chronicles of India‘s margins. New Delhi: Three
Essays Collective
Omvedt, Gali (1999): Dalits and the Democratic Revolution.New Delhi: Sage
Thorat, S. 2013. Caste, Social exclusion and Poverty. New Delhi: Critical quest
Kabeer,N:Haan, A. 2008. Social Exclu sion: Two Essays. New Delhi: Critical quest
Journals
Guha, R. Guha. 2007. Adivasis, Naxalites and Indian Democracy. EPW XLII (32).
Gang, Sen and Yun. 2011.Was the Mandal commission right: Differences in living standards
between social groups. EPW Vol XLVI No 39
Human Safari in the Andamans. 2012. EPW XLVIII (5).
Kumar, A. 2011. Inequality and Exclusion: As If the System Mattered. EPW XLVI (44 -45)
Mondal, S. 2003. Social structure, OBC‘s and Muslims. EPW 38(46)
Nandy, A. 2012.Theories of oppression and ano ther dialogue of culture. EPW XLVII (30)
Nayar, D. (2011). Discrimination and Justice: Beyond Affirmative Action. EPW XLVI (42).
Robinson Rowena.2007. Indian Muslims: The varied dimensions of marginality, EPW XLII
(10).
Verma, V. 2011.Conceptualising Socia l Exclusion: New Rhetoric or Transformative Politics?
EPW XLVI (50)
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TYBA SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER V
CREDITS 03
PAPER IX
(100 Marks)
Social Research Methods
Course Rationale:
To provide students with an orientation to Quantitative Social Research
To acquaint students with the important concepts, techniques and
methods in the social research process
Unit I Social Research ( 9 Lectures)
a. Social Research – characteristics, significance
b. Types of data – Primary and Secondary, Small and Big
c. Types of Research Designs -Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Method
Unit II Philosophical approaches to Research ( 9 Lecture s )
a. Post positivist approach
b. Social Constructivist approach
c. Advocacy and Participatory approach
d. Pragmatic approach
Unit III Methods and Techniques of data collection ( 9 Lectures)
a. Survey method, Questionnaire
b. Case study method, Interview
c. Triangulation method, Focus Group Discussion, Conversation and Discourse analysis
d. Sampling design
Unit IV Preoccupations and Concerns of Social Research ( 6 Lectures)
a. Reliability and Validity
b. Ethical Considerations
c. Field as an active participa nt
d. Role of a Social Researcher
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Reading list:
1. Bryman, A. (2008). Social Research Methods. Oxford University Press
2. Elhance, D. N. (1984). Fundamentals of Statistics. Delhi: KitabMahal
3. Elhance, D. N. (2002). Practical Problems in Statistics. Delhi: KitabMahal
4. Matt, H., Weinstein, M., Foard N. (2006) A Short Introduction to Social
Research. New Delhi: Vistaar Publications
5. Best, J., Kahn, J. (2008) Research in Education (10th ed.). Prentice Hall.
Pearson Education
6. Bryman, A. (1988). Quantity and Quality in Social Research. London :
Routledge
7. Goode, W., Hatt, P. (1981). Methods in Social Research. McGraw -Hill
Book
Company
8. Somekh, B., Lewin, C. (ed) (2005). Research Methods in the Socia l
Sciences. New Delhi: Vistaar Publications
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TYBA SOCIOLOGY
SEMESTER VI
CREDITS 03
PAPER IX
(100Marks)
Course Rationale:
To provide students with an orientation to conduct Social Research
projects.
To enable students to apply theoretical knowledge of social research
to field study. Students are required to undertake an individual project
to acquire first hand experience of data collection.
* Solid course work particularly with regard to research
methodology, tools of data collection, data analysis and data
presentation would be a precondition to live project research work.
Course work would entail information about designing research
a. Problem Formulation
b. Writing research proposal
c. Review of the literature
d. Formulation of techniques of data collection
e. Data Collection
f. Tabulation and presentation of data
g. Quantitative /qualitative data analysis
h. Report writing
Project Work:
1.The lecturer would announce broad areas of research work from which the learner chooses any
one topic for the project work and gets it approved by the research guide.
2 The learner is expected to submit a preliminary write up pertaining to the work conducted
in the third week of active preparation for actual field work.
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3. The duration, requiremen ts and expectations with regard to actual data collection / field
work to be spelt out by the lecturer/ research guide.
4. The student is expected to submit a weekly status report to the lecturer while the work is
in progress.
5. During the time of submission of the project report; the lecturer may ask for a brief
presentation or a viva session with the student .
Suggested topics for Proposed Research work:
Applied Component - Live project work for TY BA students.
1.Problem of Absenteeism in industries - A Case Study.
2.Relevance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Health.
3.Impact of ICT in Society.
4.Impact of Globalisation in Culture.
5.Globalisation and present employment scenario in Mumbai.
6. A Case Study on the problems of elderly.
7.Culture of Mumbai - Past and Present.
1. Problems of Mumbai as a Megacity.
2. Application of telemedicine in Mumbai - Analysis on telemedicine project
of Tata Cancer Research Institute.
3. Problems experienced by AIDS pati ents.
4. Child Labour - A Case Study.
5. Globalisation and Public Health – A Case Study on Mumbai.
6. Increasing Crime in Mumbai.
7. Temple economy
8. Street economy
9. Track farming
10. Old Age Home – A case study
11. Sociology of tourism – A case study
12. Communities in Mumbai
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13. Crime against elderly
# please note that the though the broad areas of research suggested above
are to be referred to while allocating topics to students; monitoring the
execution of research methodology, design, nuances of cond ucting
social research should be explained to students in this paper.
Reading List:
14. Bryman Alan (2001) ‗Social Research Methods‘, Oxford University Press.
15. Cresswell,J.W,2007, Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design ‐ Choosing among five
approaches ,Sage Publication: New Delhi
16. Cresswell ,J.W,2002, Research Design ‐Qualitative Quantitative and
mixed
methods approaches, Sage Publication: New Delhi
17. Gibbs Graham (2007), ‗Analyzing Qualitative Research‘, The Sage Qualitative
Research Kit , Sage Publications.
18. Somekh Bridget &Lewin Cathy (ed) ‗Research Methods in Social Science‘
19. Uwe Flick (2007), ‗Designing Qualitative Research‘, The Sage Qualitative Research
Kit, Sage Publications.
20. Urwe Flick (2007), ‗Managing Quality in Qualitative Resear ch‘, The Sage Qualitative
Research Kit, Sage Publications.