Syllabus

Course Code: M-SOCE-015    Course Name: Social Problems

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
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
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