Sociology of Health:
A] Sociology of Health: Meaning and Scope
B] Health and Its relationship to other social
institutions (Marriage, Family, Economy, Education,
Religion and Polity)
C] Basic Concepts: Health; Disease, Illness; The Sick
Role Social, Epidemiology; Preventive and Social
Medicine, Health Care and Health Statistics, Health for
all Telemedicine
D] Sociological Perspectives on Health:
Functional Approach, Conflict Approach, Interactionist
Approach and Labeling Approach
Illness: Modes of Therapy and Systems of Medicine
A] Social Causes of Illness, Beliefs Attitude, Values
and Superstitions
B] Modes of Therapy: Curative, Preventive and
Rehabilitative
C] Systems of Medicine in India: Ayurveda, Unani,
Allopathy, Homeopathy
D] Role of Medical Social Worker
Community Health:
A] Health as a Fundamental Right and Basic Need
B] Community Health and Health Problems in India
C] Health Programmes in India
State and Health
A] Health Policy of the Government of India
B] Health Administration in India: Centre, State and
District Levels
C] Public Health Care Systems in India
D] Health and Development: Current Challenges
- Teacher: Pratibha Desai
The Scheduled Castes
A] The Concept of Scheduled Castes
B] The Problems of the Scheduled Castes
C] Measures undertaken by Government to the welfare
of SCs: A Critical Review
D] Status of the Scheduled Castes in the Contemporary
India
The Scheduled Tribes
A] Concept and Profile of the Scheduled Tribes
B] The Problems of the Scheduled Tribes
C] Measures undertaken by Government to the welfare
of STs: A Critical Review
D] Status of the Scheduled Tribes in the Contemporary
India
Other Backward Classes
A] The Concept of Other Backward Classes
B] The Problems of the Other Backward Classes
C] Measures undertaken by Government to the welfare
of OBCs: A Critical Review
D] Status of the OBCs in the Contemporary India
Some Contemporary Issues
A] Reservation Policies and SCs, STs and OBCs
B] Legal Provisions against atrocities on SCs and STs.
C] Globalization and SCs, STs and OBCs
D] Issues of SCs’, STs’ and OBCs’ Women
- Teacher: Akash Bramhane
- Teacher: Pratibha Desai
The Kinship System
A] Meaning, categories and importance of kinship
system
B] Kinship Studies: Henry Sumner Maine, Lewis
Henry Morgan, W.H.R. Rivers and Louis Dumont
C] Kinship terminology
Kinship organization in India
A] The Northern Zone
B] The Southern Zone
C] The Northern Zone
D] The Eastern Zone
The Family and Change
A] Concept, forms and functions of family
B] Perspectives to the study of family
C] Women and family
D] The Indian family in transition: single parent
family and surrogacy
The Marriage System
A] Meaning and types of marriage
B] Marriage and legislation in India
C] The problem of dowry and divorce
D] Recent trends in Marriage system: live in
relationship
- Teacher: Akash Bramhane
- Teacher: Pratibha Desai
Early Interest in Environmental Issues
A] The Chicago School: Classical Human Ecology,
Neo-orthodox Ecological Perspective Cultural
Ecological Approach
B] Basic Concepts: Environment, Ecosystem and Risk
Society.
Environmental Sociology: Field and Scope
A] The Disciplinary Traditions and the Emergence of
New Ecological Paradigm: DWW, HEP and NEP
B] Environmental Sociology: Subject-matter and Scope
Society – Nature Relationship: Approaches/
Perspectives
A] Dunlap and Catton’s Ecological Complex, Social
Constructionism and Realism
B] Duncan’s Ecological Complex: POET Model
C] Deep Ecology, Ecofeminism and Gandhian Approach
D] Sustainable Development
Some Issues in Environmental Sociology
A] Growth of Environmentalism: An Overview
B] Technology, Development and Environment
C] Environment and Developing Countries
- Teacher: Pratibha Desai
- Teacher: Pralhad Mane
Basic Concepts and theories of Gender Relations
A] Basic Concepts: Sex, Gender, Patriarchy, Gender
Role and Gender Audit
B] Theories of Gender Relations: Liberal, Radical and
Socialist.
C] Pattern of Gender inequality in terms of Caste, Class
and Religion.
How to conduct the Gender Audit
A] History, Objective and need of Gender Audit
B] Steps for preparing Gender Audit: Planning,
Carrying Out, Draft Report and Final Report.
C] Role and Checklist of Gender Auditors
D] Gender Audit: Private and Public
Sectors in India.
- Teacher: Pratibha Desai
- Teacher: Mayuresh Patil
Human Rights and Duties: Perspectives
A] Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
B] Concepts of Human Rights and Duties: Meaning,
Definition and Types
C] Theories of Human Rights: (i) Natural Theory (ii)
Liberal Theory (iii) Marxist Theory iv) Sociological
Theory
Human Rights and International Concerns
A] United Nations Charter, Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, 1948
B] UN General Assembly, Economic and Social
Council, UN Human Rights Commission
Socio-Religious Background of Human Rights in
India
A] Contribution of various religions to Human Rights
B] Contribution of Social Movements of 19th and 20th
Centuries for Human Rights
C] Contribution of Freedom movement – Gandhi and
Nehru
D] Contribution of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to Human Rights
Human Rights and Constitution of India
A] Constitutional Framework: Fundamental Rights and
Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy
B] Statutory Protection of Human Rights: Special Laws
C] National Human Rights Commission; Structure and
Functions
- Teacher: Pratibha Desai
- Teacher: Pralhad Mane
Review of Literature:
A] Abstract of reading material
B] Research Gap
C] Linkage of review of literature
Variable:
A] The Independent variable
B] The Dependent variable
C] Relation between independent and dependent
variable
Hypotheses:
A] Importance of Hypothesis
B] Types of Hypotheses
C] Testing of Hypothesis
Data Collection
A] Secondary Sources
B] Primary Sources: Survey (Questionnaire,
Interview and Observation)
C] Primary Sources: Experiment, Case Study,
Content Analysis
- Teacher: Pratibha Desai
- Teacher: Mayuresh Patil
SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
A] Sociological Theory: Meaning, Nature and
Elements
B] Types and Functions of Sociological Theory
C] Relationship between Theory and Research
FUNCTIONALISM
A] Functionalism: Intellectual Roots and
Premises
B] Talcott Parsons: Action System, Pattern
Variables, AGIL, and Social Change
C] Robert Merton’s Codification of Functional
Analysis
D] Functionalism: Major Criticisms
CONFLICT THEORY
A] Intellectual Roots of Conflict Theory
B] Ralf Dahrendorf
C] Lewis Coser
D] Randall Collins
FEMINIST THEORY
A] Early History of Feminism
B] Marxist Feminism
C] Liberal Feminism
D] Post-Modern Feminism
- Teacher: Pratibha Desai
- Teacher: Pratima Pawar
