Syllabus
Course Code: M-SOCE-015 Course Name: Social Problems |
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MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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1 | Social Problem: Meaning; Social Problem Perspectives – Labelling Theory (Becker), Non-Conformity (Merton), Differential Association (Sutherland), Discourse Theory (Foucault) | |
2 | Group Context of Social Problems: Casteism, Untouchability, Communalism, Discrimination, Atrocities against Women, Child Abuse | |
3 | Gender Disadvantages and Women’s Protection: Domestic Violence, Marital Discrepancies, Prostitution, Foeticide; Legal Remedies for Gender Problems | |
4 | Deviant Behaviour: Deviance and Crime, Delinquency; Deviant sub-culture, Corruption; Alcoholism and Drug Addiction; Vagrancy and Truancy |