Syllabus
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Course Code: MSW(C) -101 Course Name: Society and Current Social Problems |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | - Basic sociological concepts: Society- concept and approaches, Association, Institution;
Organization; social organization and social disorganization. - Social institutions: family and marriage; their functioning and impact on life of individuals. - Social Processes- associative and dissociative. |
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| 2 | - Social system: concept, meaning, characteristics, elements and classification. - Social stratification: caste and class- meaning and nature of social class, development of class, meaning and nature of caste, difference between caste and class. - Origin of the caste system, merits and demerits of caste system and modern trends of caste system in India |
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| 3 | - Culture and Civilization –meaning, definition, elements and functions of culture,
difference between culture and civilization. - Cultural change and Acculturation. - Social Change- meaning, nature, causes and a brief orientation to theories of Social Change. - Social control- meaning, need and means of social control. |
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| 4 | - Social Problems-concept, methods of study, various approaches, causations and remedies - Major social problems such as poverty, communal tension and Cyber Crime - causes, extent, effect and role of social worker. - Current social problems- Domestic violence, regionalism, child abuse and trafficking, drug addiction and alcoholism- meaning, definition, causes, effects and role of social worker. |
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