Course Title: Sociology of Change and Development
Credit Hours: 3
Course Description:
This course provides insight into the fundamental doctrines of change and development from sociological and anthropological standpoint paying special attention to differential responses to change and the shifting dynamics of power relations at different socio-spatial levels. This course outlines, critical challenges relating to power, discourse, and environmental change. Highlighting how development policies (regional, national, international) are interpreted and influenced by local actors, the relationship between the intervened upon and those intervening, and the need for interrelated scales of explanation and analysis in order to understand development problems and thus the possibilities for social change. This course also explores transitions in the conceptualization and implementation of social development in recent decades along with highlighting Key environmental issues such as global climate transition, rapid agro-industrialisation, rural migration to urban and economic globalization and the unprecedented interdependence between rural and urban, and global and local interdependence.
Learning Outcomes:
- This course will acquaint students to the sociology and anthropology of development, with a special emphasis on the relationship of technology with social change processes.
- By examining theories and concepts alongside concrete issues, it seeks to enable students to effectively analyse and evaluate development problems and opportunities.
- Enables students to understand Trends and prospects of social change in the third world
Suggested Readings:
1. Adams, W.M., 1990. Green Development: Environment and Sustainability in the Third World, London, Routeledge.
2. Ghimire, K.B. and Pimbert, M.P, 1997. Social Change and Conservation, London, Earthscan.
3. Long, N. 1982. Introduction to the Sociology of Rural Development, London: Tavistock Publications Ltd.
4. Oomman, T.K. 1990. Protest and Change: studies in social change movement. New Dehli: sage Publications.
5. Western, D. and Strum, M.W. 1994. Natural Connections: Perspectives in community Based Development, Washington D.C. Island press.
6. Auty, Richard M. 1995. Patterns of Development: Resources, Policy and Economic Growth. Edward Arnold, London.
7. Booth, David, 1994. Re-thinking Social Development: Theory, Research and Practice. Longman Scientific and Technical, England.
8. Department of Sociology, 1994. Sociology of Development. Resource Material. University of New England, Armdale, Australia.
9. G.D.Ness. Sociology of Change
10. Etzoni and Etzoni. Theories of Change
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WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE |
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COURSE CONTENTS |
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WEEK 1 |
Week 1 Topics to be covered Introductory concept Conceptual distinction-social change and related concepts Comparison of Various dimensions of social change Magnitude, rate and direction of social change |
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WEEK 2 |
Week 2 Topics to be covered Process of Identification of social change Theories of social change Various Schools of thoughts related to change: evolutionary, conflict, equilibrium, classical and modern |
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WEEK 3 |
Week 3 Topics to be covered Analysis of social change Environment and the origin of social change Organizations that change Sudden change |
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WEEK 4 |
Week 4 Topics to be covered Revolutionary process of change Social movements Planned social change Social prediction and social change |
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WEEK 5 |
Week 5 Topics to be covered Dynamics of social change Dynamics of social change at National level Trends and prospects of social change in the third world |
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WEEK 6 |
Week 6 Topics to be covered Analysis of economic development in modern and modernizing Countries. Approaches in economic development centralized, de-centralized, micro and macro |
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WEEK 7 |
Week 7 Topics to be covered Social goals and economic targets Planning for development |
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WEEK 8 |
Week 8 Topics to be covered Development-nature and scope Sociological and economic concepts of development Development continuum-under-development, development and over-development |
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WEEK 9 |
Week 9 Topics to be covered Development taxonomy: planned and un-planned, Development as a socio-cultural change, Authoritarian and democratic process |
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WEEK 10 |
Week 10 Topics to be covered Concepts and dimensions of development Instruments, approaches and implications of development |
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WEEK 11 |
Week 11 Topics to be covered Social development Economic development Socio-psychological dimensions of development |
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WEEK 12 |
Week 12 Topics to be covered Traditions, values, attitudes, ideologies and national dimensions Rural sections of economic development Urban sections of economic development |
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WEEK 13 |
Week 13 Topics to be covered Sustainable development, An overview Challenges to sustainable development |
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WEEK 14 |
Week 14 Topics to be covered Availability of physical resources Non-availability technical knowhow Availability of appropriate human resources |
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WEEK 15 |
Week 15 Topics to be covered Socio-cultural constraints of development Social implications of development |
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WEEK 16 |
Week 16 Topics to be covered Analysis of development Monitoring and evaluation of development projects Rapid rural appraisal (RRA) |
Evaluation Criteria:
Mid & Final term written exam with open questions
Group discussion & active class participation
Class assignments
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Class Time Table |
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SEMESTER |
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Tuesday |
09:00 to 10:00 |
M.PHIL |
2nd |
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Tuesday |
10:00 to 11:00 |
M.PHIL |
2nd |
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Tuesday |
11:00 to 12:00 |
M.PHIL |
2nd |
Course Material
- Total Lessons 16
- Department Sociology and Criminology
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Teacher
Professor Dr Mian Ghulam Yasin
