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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Emerging Issues and Concerns in Indian Contemporary Society Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for Emerging Issues and Concerns in Indian Contemporary Society

Major · Sociology · Semester 3 · SY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours

Module 1: Changing population pattern: Impact and concern

  • 1 The Right to the city- Henry Lefebvre
  • 2 Factors and types of Migration
  • 3 Types of Migrants

Module 2: Environment and sustainability

  • 1 Indicators of Carbon footprints
  • 2 Waste Management for Sustainable Development
  • 3 Environmental Justice in India (case study)

Module 3: Urban Governance

  • 1 Role of Planning agencies (MMRDA & SRA)
  • 2 Lack of availability of Open Space
  • 3 Mills to Malls: Loss of a city’s identity

Module 4: Health and Medicine

  • 1 Disparity and accessibility in Health care systems
  • 2 Medical Ethics (Informed consent, organ transplant, drug trial)
  • 3 Alternative Health systems

Reference Books

  • 1 Bhaskaran N. (2009) ed, Vision Juhu-Expanding Public Space in Mumbai. Synergy Creation
  • 2 Dalai Ajit K. & Subha Ray (ed) 2005: Social dimensions of health, Rawat Publishers New Delhi.
  • 3 Dak, T. M. (ed) 1997 Sociology of Health in India, Rawat Publishers, Jaipur.
  • 4 Dash, Dhanalaxmi, 2005 Women, Environment and Health, Mangaldeep Publishers, Jaipur
  • 5 Indu Mathur & Sanjay Sharma 2002 Health Hazards, Gender & Society Rawat Pub. WHO 1988 Education for Health, WHO report, Geneva.
  • 6 Ram B. Bhagat, Gavin W. Jones 2013 ‘Population Change and Migration in Mumbai Metropolitan Region: Implications for Planning and Governance-Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.
  • 7 Revi, Aromar, (2005) Lessons from Deluge, EPW, VOL40, Issue No36
  • 8 Sen, A. Nagendra, H (2019) Mumbai’s Blinkered Vision of Development, EPW. VOL LIVNO9, pp 20-23
  • 9 World Bank 2005 The Millennium Development Goals for Health Rising to the challenges
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