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CHRIST UNIVERSITY, Bangalore - 29

BA V SEMESTER JuneOctober 2013

Name of the Teacher with code: Dr. Sudhansubala Sahu/ 1073 Semester/Class: V Semester BA

Subject:SOC 532A : Contemporary Social Problems (Elective) Primary Text:

1. Aggarwal, A. Special Economic Zones: Revisiting the Policy Debate,Economic and Political Weekly, November 4: 4533-4536.

2. Alavi, H.D and Shanin, T. (Eds.):Introduction to the Sociology of DevelopingSocieties, London: Macmilan, 1982.

3. Merton, Robert and Nisbet, Contemporary Social Problems, New York:Harcourt, Brace and World.1966

COURSE:

No UNIT Subject/Module HOURS Teaching/

LeaningMethods

Date/Week

(Period ofcoverage)

Actual Date

ofCompletion

1.

I

Sociological Analysis of Social

Problems

1. TheoreticalPerspectivesSocialPathology, Anomie,

Social Disorganization

4

Lecture

DiscussionJun 11

2. 2. Study of SocialProblems

3. Characteristics, Stages

and Reactions

4

LectureDiscussion

Jun 18

3. 4.Critical Analysis ofSocial IssuesPower,

Ideology, and Hegemony

4

Lecture

DiscussionJun 25

4.II

Population and Health and

other social problems4

Lecture

DiscussionJul 2

5. 1. Population explosionand reproductive health

2. Aging and availabilityof geriatric care

4

Lecture

DiscussionJul 9

6. HIV AIDS and societalalienation

Access to health care

4

Film

Screening

&

Discussion

Jul 16

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EVALUATION SCHEME:

7.3. Drug Abuse

4. Child Abuse4

Lecture

TED talksDiscussion

Jul 23

8.III

Development Caveats1. Understanding

development

3

LectureDiscussion

Jul 30

9. MID SEMESTEREXAMINATION

Aug 6

10. 2. Issue of Urban povertya. Social Exclusion

and Povertyb. Issue of slum,

urban planning

and

marginalization-case study of

Bangalore.

3. corruption, terrorism

Lecture

TED talks

Discussion

Aug 13

11. 4. Peoples rights andcultural issues

Development relateddisplacement Case

studies of instances

such as privatization of

water, giant powerprojects, policy of

Special Economic Zone(SEZ), etc

4

Lecture

Discussion

Aug 20

12.IV Human Rights Issues 4

Lecture

DiscussionAug 27

13.CIA III SUBMISSION 4

Debates

DiscussionSept 3

14.1. Covenants 4

Lecture

DiscussionSept 10

15.2. International Human RightsOrganizations 4

Lecture

Discussion

Sept 17

16.Discussions 4

Lecture

DiscussionSept 24

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CIA I: Mid Semester Examination. To be conducted out of 50 marks. This will contribute

towards 25% of the final grade.

CIA II:

Class Assignment Design Evaluation Criteria

V Sem

Elective

Objective:

Assignmentbased on various

social issues in

the city ofBangalore

Assignment type:

DocumentationCollecting

relevant materials

and details of any

one socialproblem (after

discussing with

the courseteacher)

Suggestion:

Collect materialfrom online

sources and

libraries,critically analyze

them in a global

context andprovide ideas to

solve the

problem.

Due Date: July11, 2013

Type: Group Assignment

(max.5 per group)Model: Written

Assignment

Submission Guidelines:

Assignment mustcontain a 1000 words

write-up

The document musthave a minimum of 15pages ( may include

paper cuttings, personal

interviews,photographs etc)

Cover page shouldinclude the topic,students name ,

register number, and

class

Plagiarism will not betolerated

Assignments will notbe accepted after the

last date for submission

Maximum marks: 20

Marks will be awarded bothfor the write-up (15 marks-

group effort) and for the

individual presentation andcontribution (5 marks)

15 marks

Write-up : 5 marks(Structure of the

paper Well defined

introduction and

analysis of thematerials collected)

Neatness: 5 marks Relevance of the

materials collected:

5 marks

5 marks

Individual presentation(brief up) of the assignment

in the class

CIA IIIClass Assignment Design Evaluation Criteria

V Sem

Elective

Objective:

Assignment

based on NGOsworking on

Type: Group Assignment

(max.5 per group)

Model: Written Assignment

Maximum marks: 20

Marks will be awarded both

for the write-up (15 marks-group effort) and for the

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various socialissues in the city

of Bangalore

Assignment

type:Choose any oneNGO working in

the city on any

one social

problem (afterdiscussing with

the course

teacher)

Suggestion:

Collect materialfrom onlinesources and

libraries,

critically analyzethem in a global

context and

provide ideas to

solve theproblem.

Due Date: Sep 3,

2013

Submission Guidelines:

Assignment mustcontain a 1000 words

write-up

The document musthave a minimum of 15pages ( may include

personal interviews,

photographs etc)

Cover page shouldinclude the topic,

students name ,register number, and

class

Plagiarism will not betolerated

Assignments will not beaccepted after the last

date for submission

individual presentation andcontribution (5 marks)

15 marks

Write-up : 5 marks(Structure of thepaper Well definedintroduction and

analysis of the

materials collected)

Neatness: 5 marks Relevance of the

materials collected:5 marks

5 marksIndividual presentation

(brief up) of the assignment

in the class

HOD Faculty