Sociology of Change and Development

Paper Code: 
SOC421
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Learning outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment strategies

  
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

 

CO83:Understand the concepts of social exclusion, social inclusion and sustainable development

CO84:Critically analyze the Indian experience of social change and development.

CO85:Develop conceptual and theoretical understanding of social change and development

CO86:Critically analyze the processes of social inclusion and exclusion

CO87: Relate the emergence of knowledge society with information and communication technology.

 

Lecture and Classroom discussions(Tool- Power Point Presentation) Lectures and classroom discussion

Oral presentation by students based on the current trends,peer reviews

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


 

  

 

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:
  • Gidden’s theory of Modernity
  • Liberal perspective on Development
  • Marxian perspective on Development: Historical-Sociological perspective; Neo-Marxian approach; Critical theory
  • 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: 
  • 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

 

References: 
  • 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:New Delhi:Orient Blackswan Publications

 

e-RESOURCES

 

 

JOURNALS

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

 

 

 

 

Academic Session: 
2022-23
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