Syllabus
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Course Code: M-GEO-404 (i) (elective) Course Name: Gender Geography |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Growth and evolution of the discipline; its connotation; traditional concept of interdependence between men and women; emergence of patriarchy and capitalism and post-modern feminist movement. 2. Gender based demographic structure; gender gaps in infant mortality rates; maternal mortality rate; female infanticide; gender and longevity gap- their spatial variations. |
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| 2 | 3. Male-Female involvement in Economic and Social Activities; multiple roles of women in land, water and forest resource management. 4. Involvement of women in household activities, agriculture, mining, construction, industry, service and informal sectors. |
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| 3 | 5. Gender gaps in social and public life: education, wage differentials in economic activities, health care and nutrition. 6. Scope for bridging gender gap: empowerment of women and education, economic opportunities, access to reproductive health services, involvement in decision making processes in development and environmental management. |
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| 4 | 7. Gender and Neo-liberalization Policies in India. 8. Making of Gender geography in India. |
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