Rural Sociology

Paper Code:

SOC 124

Credits:

4

Contact Hours:

60.00

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

1. To focus the attention on the need of a sociological perspective in studying rural life

2.To portray the picture of the multi-sided and complex rural life and the emerging trends.

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Rural Sociology: Origin and Development
Rural urban difference and convergence

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Basic Concepts:

Little Community and Peasant Society
Little and Great Traditions; Universalization and Parochialization

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Rural Social Institutions:

Rural family; Caste system in rural India
Agrarian Economy

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Problems of Rural Society: Poverty and Illiteracy
Peasant movements in pre and post-independent India

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Rural Development in India
Planned change for rural communities
Community Development Programme , Integrated Rural Development Programme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Acts
Rural Power Structure and Leadership

Essential Readings:

Core Readings

Desai, A.R. 2019. (5th Edition), Rural Sociology in India, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Doshi, S.L. & Jain, P.C. 2002, Rural Sociology. Jaipur: Rawat Publications.
Singh, A.K. 2014. Fundamentals of Rural Sociology. New Delhi: Anmol Publications.

Supplementary Readings

Singh Manmohan. 2018, Rural Sociology in India, New Delhi:Rajat Publications .
Joshi R.P. &Narwani G.S. 2016, Panchayati Raj in India: Emerging across the States.Jaipur: Rawat Publications
Gillette, J.M. 1927, Rural Sociology, Washington: American Sociological Society.
Marriott, McKim. 1968, Village India, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Singh, Yogendra. 2004, Modernization of Indian Tradition, Rawat Publications.
Chauhan Brijraj, 2012, Study of a Rajasthan Village, Jaipur, Jaipur: Rawat Publications

Journals

Journal of Rural Development, National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad
Indian Growth and Development Review, Emerald Group Publications

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