Social Demography

Paper Code: 
SOC 324
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

The  objectives of this course are:

  1. To acquaint them with the demographic features and trends of Indian society vis-a vis world population.
  2. To understand population control in terms of social needs as well as to appreciate population control measures and their implementation.

 

Course Outcomes(COs)

 

COURSE

 

Learning outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment strategies

Paper code

Paper title

 

SOC 324

Social Demography

 

CO62:Understand the concept of demographic indicatiors and interpret theories of population growth.

CO63:Summarize specific demographic trends in developing countries.

CO64:Analyze population control in terms of social needs and appreciate population control measures and their implementation.

CO65:Develop skills to understand  the demographic aspects of planning

 

Approach in teaching:

Lecture and Classroom discussions(Tool-Power Point Presentations), Lecture cum Learning activities for the students :

Discussions on the basis of assignments, Lecture and Pictorial presentations through  Powerpoint  and other virtual tools

Continuous Assessment test on the topic/quiz, student presentations and assignments.

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12.00
  • Demography: Meaning, nature and scope
  • Population and Society: Interface between population size and social development
  • Theories of Population: Malthusian and Demographic Transition
12.00
Unit II: 
Population Growth and Migration
  • Growth of population  in India since 1901
  • Migration:  Concept, Determinants and Consequences
  • Theories of Migration: Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration, Stouffer’s Theory of Mobility, Lee’s Theory’
12.00
Unit III: 
Concepts of Fertility, Mortality and Morbidity
  • Age and sex composition and its consequences
  • Determinants of fertility
  • Determinants of infant, child and maternal mortality
  • Morbidity rates
12.00
Unit IV: 
Population and Development
  • Population as a constraint on and a resource for development
  • Socio-cultural factors affecting population growth
12.00
Unit V: 
Population Control
  • Population policy: Problems and perspectives
  • Population education
  • Measures taken for population control
Essential Readings: 

Core Readings

 

  • Carter L.Greg, 2016, Population and Society: An Introduction, Cambridge: Polity Press

 

  • Jhingan M.L. Bhatt B.K. & Desai J.N., 2016.  (3rd Edition), Demography. New Delhi: Vrinda Publications Ltd.
  • Kumar Binoy, 2015, Population and Society, New Delhi: Centrum Press
  • Census of India Reports, 2011

 

Supplementary Readings

 

  • Myrdal Gunnar. (2005), The Essential, New York: New Press
  • Myrdal Gunnar. (1972), Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations, New York, Pantheon Books
  • Jayapalan N., 2004. Social Demography. Jaipur: Book Enclave
  • Bose, Ashish, 1991: Demographic Diversity of India, Delhi: B.R.Publishing Corporation
  • Premi, M.K., et al, 1983: An Introduction to Social Demography, Delhi: Vikas Publishing House
  • Sharma, Rajendra, 1997: Demography and Population Problems, New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers
  • Srivastava, O.S. 1994: Demography and Population studies, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House
  • Chandrashekhar, S. (ed.), 1974: Infant Mortality, Population Growth and Family Planning in India, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.

 

Journals

  • Population Studies: A Journal of Demography, Taylor and Francis
  • Contemporary Sociology, Sage Publications
Academic Session: 
2020-21
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