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Globalization and Society(Elective i)
Paper Code:
SOC 424 (a)
Credits:
04
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
This paper aims to delineate the characteristics of and the issues relating to globalization. After an introduction to the nature and dynamics of globalization, it explains the various agencies involved in this process, examines its socio-economic and cultural impact. It finally examines the Indian experience of globalization and reflects on its problems and prospects.
Unit I:
- Meaning and distinctive features of Globalization
- Forms of Globalization: Social, Economic, Political and Cultural
- Benefits and Disadvantages of Globalization
Unit II:
- Agencies of Globalization: Nation-state, Media, Non-governmental Organizations, International agencies ( IMF & World Bank)
Unit III:
- 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)
Unit IV:
- Globalization and the Indian experience: Socio-cultural consequences of Globalization
- The Indial Diaspora:Meaning ,Emerging Trends in Diaspora ,Contribution of Diaspora to the Homeland
Unit V:
- Tradition ,Modernity and the new Indian middle class
References:
- 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
- Singh, Yogendra, 2000: Culture Change in India: Identity and Globalization, Jaipur: Rawat
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