Major · Rural Studies · Semester 3 · SY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours
Module 1: Social Change
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Meaning, Types, Character of Indian society.
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Importance and relevance in modern society.
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3
Socio-Economic Changes
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4
State interventions towards Social Change
Module 2: Social Movements
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Concept, history, elements of Social Movements.
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Elements of social change: technology, education
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3
Social change classification and Theories;
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4
NGO Activism and Leadership
Module 3: Social Movements and Protests in India
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Reform movements; Tribal and Peasants Movements
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Movements based on Caste, Ethnicity, Religion, Region,
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Women's Movements: Anti-Dowry Movement and movements for LGBT
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4
Various Pressure Groups in India (Gender, Language, Reservation)
Module 4: Contemporary Indian Social Changes
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Modernization.
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Westernization & Sanskritization.
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Secularization.
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4
Globalization.
Text Books
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Gavagada, Trambak Narayan Atre, 1915
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Gramin Samajshatra, Gurunath Nargonde,
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Social Change in Modern India. New Delhi: Orient Longman. Weinstein, Jay 2011 Social Change, Jaipur: Rawat publications
Reference Books
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Social Movements: Concerns of Equity and Security, New Delhi: Oxford University Press. Sahu, D.R. 2013
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Sociology of Social Movements (Studies in Indian Sociology- Vol 6), New Delhi: Sage Samantroy, E. & I. Upadhyay 2012
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Globalization and Social Change, Jaipur: Rawat publications Shah, G. 2004
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Social Movements in India: A Review of Literature. New Delhi: Sage Publications Singh, Katar 1986
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Rural Development: Principles, Policies and Management. New Delhi: Sage Publishers Singh, Sukhdev 2017
