Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Social Change in India Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Module 1: Social Change

• 1 Meaning, Types, Character of Indian society.
• 2 Importance and relevance in modern society.
• 3 Socio-Economic Changes
• 4 State interventions towards Social Change

Module 2: Social Movements

• 1 Concept, history, elements of Social Movements.
• 2 Elements of social change: technology, education
• 3 Social change classification and Theories;
• 4 NGO Activism and Leadership

Module 3: Social Movements and Protests in India

• 1 Reform movements; Tribal and Peasants Movements
• 2 Movements based on Caste, Ethnicity, Religion, Region,
• 3 Women's Movements: Anti-Dowry Movement and movements for LGBT
• 4 Various Pressure Groups in India (Gender, Language, Reservation)

Module 4: Contemporary Indian Social Changes

• 1 Modernization.
• 2 Westernization & Sanskritization.
• 3 Secularization.
• 4 Globalization.

Text Books

• 1 Gavagada, Trambak Narayan Atre, 1915
• 2 Gramin Samajshatra, Gurunath Nargonde,
• 3 Social Change in Modern India. New Delhi: Orient Longman. Weinstein, Jay 2011 Social Change, Jaipur: Rawat publications

Reference Books

• 1 Social Movements: Concerns of Equity and Security, New Delhi: Oxford University Press. Sahu, D.R. 2013
• 2 Sociology of Social Movements (Studies in Indian Sociology- Vol 6), New Delhi: Sage Samantroy, E. & I. Upadhyay 2012
• 3 Globalization and Social Change, Jaipur: Rawat publications Shah, G. 2004
• 4 Social Movements in India: A Review of Literature. New Delhi: Sage Publications Singh, Katar 1986
• 5 Rural Development: Principles, Policies and Management. New Delhi: Sage Publishers Singh, Sukhdev 2017