Sociology of Change and Development

Paper Code: 
SOC 421
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

1.     To provide conceptual and theoretical understanding of social change and development

2.     To offer an insight into the ways in which social structure impinges on development and development of social structure.

To address the Indian experience of social change and development.

12.00
  • Social Progress and Development: Meaning, Features, Conditions and Barriers
  • Perspectives on Development and Progress: Comte, Morgan, Marx, Spencer, Tonnies, Durkheim, Weber and Parsons
  • Development as a realization of human potential

 

12.00
  • Change, Modernization and Development:
  • Social change: concept, features and causes
  • Perspectives on social change: Evolutionary, Conflict, Structural-functional and Social-psychological
  • Modernization: concept, feature and perspectives

 

 

12.00
  • Perspectives of Development:

Ø  Gidden’s theory of Modernity

Ø  Liberal perspective on Development

Ø  Marxian perspective on Development: Historical-Sociological perspective; Neo-Marxian approach; Critical theory

Ø  Gandhian perspective on Development

Dependency theory of Underdevelopment

12.00
  • Conceptualizing Social Exclusion: Classical and Neo-Liberal Views
  • Social Inclusion: Policies for India
  • Sustainable Development: Concept and Approaches: Micro-planning; Ecology, Environment and Development; Ethnodevelopment

 

12.00
  • Knowledge society and Development:
  • Information and Knowledge society: emergence, concept and features
  • Information and Communication Technologies(ICTs) and knowledge dissemination
  • Critical appraisal of discourses on web-based knowledge dispersal: Techno-Utopianism, Techno-Cynicism, Techno-Zealotry, Techno-Structuralism
  • ICTs and employment opportunities
  • Criticism of Knowledge society

 

Essential Readings: 

Books Recommended

Core Readings

  • Giddens, Anthony, 1996(2nd Edition). Global Problems and Ecological Crisis” in Introduction to Sociology . New York: W.W.Norton& Co.
  • Haq, Mahbub Ul, 1991: Reflections on Human Development, New Delhi: OUP
  • Harrison, D., 1989: The Sociology of Modernization and Development, New Delhi: Sage
  • Jordan,Bill,2018,Theory of Poverty and Social Exclusion,Columbia University Press:South Asia

 

 

 

 

 

Supplementary Readings

  • Moore, Wilbert & Robert Cook, 1967: Social Change, New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India
  • Sharma, S.L., 1986: Development: Socio-Cultural Dimensions. Jaipur: Rawat Publications
  • Abraham, M.F., 1990: Modern Sociological Theory: An Introduction, New Delhi: OUP
  • Appudarai, Arjun, 1997: Modernity at Large: Cultural DFimensions of Globalization, New Delhi: OUP
  • Dereze, Jean & Amartya Sen, 1996: India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity, New Delhi: OUP
  • Desai, A.R., 1985: India’s Path of Development: A Marxist Approach, Bombay: Popular Prakashan
  • Srinivas, M.N., 1966: Social Change in Modern India, Berkley: University of Berkley
  • Amin, Samir, 1979: Unequal Development, New Delhi: OUP
  • Giddens, Anthony, 1990: The Consequences of Modernity, Cambridge: Polity Press
  • Oomen.T.K.,2012,:Social Exclusion:NewDelhi:OrientBlackswan Publications

 

Journals

  • Social Development, Wiley-Blackwell
  • Journal of Development Studies, Taylor and Francis

 

 

Academic Session: 
2021-22
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