COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND SOCIAL ACTION

Paper Code: 
MSW321
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Understand the concepts of community organization and social action as methods of intervention.

Critically analyse the indigenous approaches of community organization

Evaluate the  problems of marginalized sections of society

Acquire skills to in using techniques of community organization
 

 Develop ability to analyse the community, its problems and issues.

12.00

Basic concepts and Terms: Community, rural and urban communities, community development, community work.

Social action : Concept, history, principles and strategies.

Use of social action in social work practice.

 

12.00

Community organization : Concept, Principles, Process

Models of Community organization : Locality Development, Social Planning, neighbourhood development; Community Development Programmes and Panchayati Raj System. 

12.00

Indigenous approaches to community organization : Gandhian or Sarvodaya, Bhoodaan and Gramdan.

Application of Community organization to social issues and problems; scope of community organization 

12.00

Social Action, social movements and social change.

Models of Social Action : Legislative Action; Sanction, Direct Physical and Conscientisation Models.

12.00

Role of Pressure Groups: Voluntary Organisations, Non-party formations and their initiatives, social advocacy.

Concepts of Rights and Social Action.

Comtemporary social action intervention in India

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Rawar M., 2014, Social and Community Development Practice, 2, New Delhi: Sage Publication.
  • Kramer, R.M. and Specht, H., 1983, SUGGESTED READINGS in Community Organization Practice (3rded.) Prentice Hall Inc. Englewood Cliffs.
  • Siddiqui, H.Y, 1997, Community Organization in India, New Delhi: Harnam
  • Goyal S.L. and Rajnish S., 2003, Panchayati raj in India: Theories and practice, New Delhi: Deep and Deep Publications
References: 
  • Siddiqui, H.Y. , 1984, (ed.) Social work and Social Action, New Delhi: Harnam,
  • Twelvetrees, 1982, A Community Work, London: Macmillan
  • Singh, K., 1986, Rural Development: Principles, Policies and Management, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
  • Mukherjee N., 1993, Participatory Rural Appraisal, Delhi: Concept Publication.
  • Geetanjali, 2011, Social Change in Modern Society, New Delhi: Centrum Press
  • Tripathy N.S., 2007, Dynamics of Rural Development, New Delhi: Discovery publishing house.
  • Gandhi P.K., 1985, (Ed.) Social Action through Law: Partnership through Law, New Delhi: Concept Publications.
  • Ahuja, Sangeeta, 1997, People, Law and Justice: Case book of Public Interest Litigation, (Vol. I and II), New Delhi: Orient Longman.
  • Diwan, Paras, 1997, Law Relating to Dowry, Dowry Deaths, Bride Burning, Rape and related Offences, Delhi Universal.
  • TripathyN.S., 2007, Dynamics of Rural Development, New Delhi: Discovery publishing house

 

e-RESOURCES:

·        https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14767333.2020.1712833

·        https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10705422.2016.1166415

 

JOURNALS

·        Social Work, NASW Press

·        Journal of Social Work, Sage Publications

 

Academic Session: 
2022-23
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