COURSE OUTLINE                                                                                                                      SPRING 2020

Course Title:                Pakistani Society & Culture           

Course Code:              (SOCI-5107)

Credit Hours:                     03

Instructor: MUHAMMAD ZAIN UL ABIDIN

Email: [email protected]

DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES

The course aims to make students learn about the nature and structure of Pakistani society. It aims to impart knowledge about national culture and sub-cultures of Pakistan. The course will develop understanding about the integrated function of various social institutions in the country. It also addresses address various components of Pakistani Society are integrated in order to understand the broader socio historical context of Pakistani Society.

READINGS

1. Raza Rumi 2018 Being Pakistani: Society, Culture and the Arts, HarperCollins India
2. Iftikhar Haider Malik (2010) “Culture and Customs of Pakistan”, Greenwood Publishing Group.
3. Aisha L. F. Shaheed 2004. Great ancestors: women asserting rights in Muslim contexts: information and training kit. Lahore, Pakistan: Shirkat Gah.
4. Lindholm C. 1996. Frontier Perspective: Essay in Comparative Anthropology. Karachi: Oxford University Press. p.196.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction:

1. Definition of Society
2. Characteristics of Pakistani Society
3. Social Stratification, Cast, Class & Ethnicity
4. Social Institutions in Pakistan (Family, Religion, Economy, Politics, Education, Recreational

1. Educational Dynamics: 

1. Illiteracy, Literacy
2. Universal Primary Education Concept
3. Schools; Technical & Higher Education

1. Status of Formal and Informal Education
2. Historical Perspective of Pakistani Culture:

1. Provincial Culture: Culture of Punjab Culture of Sindh, Culture of KPK, Culture of Baluchistan, Culture of Kashmir & Northern Areas

5.Urban and Rural Division of Pakistan: Rural Society & Urban Society

6.Minority and Their Belief

7.Major Social Problems

8.Major Occupation and Production Activities

COURSE SCHEDULE

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Mid Term: 30 Marks

Sessional: 20 Marks

Quiz: 30%

Presentation: 40%

Participation:  30%

Final exam: 50 Marks

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Note:

• All standard Rules & Regulations are applicable.