Globalization and Society(Elective i)

Paper Code: 
SOC 424(a)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

The  objectives of this course are:

  1.  To delineate the characteristics of and the issues relating to globalization.
  2. To familiarise the various agencies involved in this process and examine its socio- economic and cultural impact.
  3. .To examine the Indian experience of globalization and reflectson its problems and prospects.

 

Course Outcomes(COs)

 

COURSE

 

 

Learning outcomes

 

Learning and teaching strategies

 

Assessment strategies

Paper code

Paper title

 

SOC 424(a)

Globalisation and Society

 

CO86:Understand the nature and dynamics of globalisation

CO87:Understand the issues and characteristics relating to globalisation.

CO88:Evaluate the role of various agencies involved in the process of globalisation and examining the socio-economic and cultural impact of the same.

CO89:Develop competence to analyze the Indian experience of globalisation and reflecting on problems and prospects of the process.

 

Approach in teaching:

Lecture and Classroom discussions (Tool-Power Point Presentations)

Learning activities for the students :

Discussion on  current events related to globalisation through presentations.

Continuous assessment test on the topic/quiz, student presentations and assignments
 
12.00
  • Meaning and distinctive features of Globalization
  • Forms of Globalization: Social, Economic, Political and Cultural
  • Benefits and Disadvantages of Globalization
12.00
  • Agencies of Globalization: Nation-state, Media, Non-governmental Organizations, International agencies ( IMF & World Bank)
12.00
  • Diffusion and Projection of American value system and cultural patterns through media
  • Cultural homogenization, hegemony and dominance
  • Globalization and resurgence of ethnic consciousness (Religious movements and religious fundamentalism)
12.00
  • Globalization and the Indian experience: Socio-cultural consequences of Globalization
  • The Indian Diaspora: Meaning, Emerging trends in Indian Diaspora, Contribution of the Diaspora to the Homeland
12.00
  • Tradition, Modernity and the New Indian Middle Class: Middle Class Consumerism and Dynamics of Aspiration, Changes in Social Institution, Difference between Old and New Middle Class
Essential Readings: 

Core Readings

  • Giddens A., 2013. (7th Edition). Sociology, New Delhi: Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Andrew J. 2016. Globalization: Key Thinkers, Jaipur: Rawat Publications
  • Schuerkens U., 2017. Social Changes in a Global World. London: Sage Publications
  • N.Jayaram: 2012, Diversities in Indian Diaspora: Nature, Implications, Responses, New Delhi; Oxford University Press

 

Supplementary Readings

  • Singh, Yogendra, 2000.  Culture Change in India: Identity and Globalization, Jaipur: Rawat Publications
  • Appudarai, Arjun, 1997: Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions Of Globalization, New: OUP
  • Drezem, Jean and Amartya Sen, 1996: Indian Economic Development and Social Opportunity, Delhi: OUP
  • Hoogvelt, Ankie, 1995: Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World, Princeton: Princeton University Press
  • Kiely, Ray & Phil Marfleet (eds.), 1988: Globalization and the Third World, London: Routledge
  • Waters, Malcolm, 1996: Globalization, London: Sage
  • Hoogvelt, Ankie, 1998: The Sociology of Development, London: Macmillan
  • Lamb Sarah, 2014; Ageing and the Indian Diaspora, New Delhi: Orient Blackswan
  • N. Jayaram, Atal Yogesh, 2004: Indian Diaspora: Dynamics of Migration, New Delhi: Sage Publications
  • Paramjit.S.Judge, Sharma S.L, Sharma Satish, Bal Gurpreet:2010, Development, Gender and Diaspora: Context of Globalization, Jaipur: Rawat Publications

 

Journals

  • Globalization and Culture, Sage Publications
  • Contemporary Sociology, Sage Publications
Academic Session: 
2020-21
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