SOCIAL AND CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

Paper Code: 
GEO 223
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

CO1: students will know the relevance of social geography and its evolution.

CO2:  students will acquire how the geographical factors impact geography as well as the concept of unity in diversity.

CO3: after studying this they can evaluate the concepts of social and cultural factors of diversity and terms ethnicity, tribes and castes.

CO4: . students will acknowledge the modernization and urbanization also the social transformation of cultural landscape.

CO5:   Emerging issues and conflicts in current time and social well beings, quality of life kinds of issues will understand by the student.

 Approach in teaching:

Interactive lectures, discussion,

Tutorials, reading assignments, demonstration

Learning activities for the students :

Self-learning assignments, effective questions, seminar presentation.

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

15.00

Nature, Scope and Evolution of Social Geography;

·         Social Geography in the Realm of Social Sciences,

·         Evolution of Social Geography in India, Contemporary Relevance of Social Geography

 

15.00

·         Geography and Social Space with special reference to India.

·         Geographical Factors in Social Formations.

·         Evolution of Regions of Various Types in India.

Unity in Diversity       

 

15.00

·         Social and Cultural Factors of Diversity and Region Formation in India.

·         Ethnicity.

·         Tribes and Castes.

·         Religion and Belief Systems.

Languages

 

15.00

Changing Dimension in Social Geography:

-          Modernization

-          Urbanization

·         Social Identity on the basis of Class.

·         Identity in Urban Space: Power and Space.

·         Social Transformation and Changing Physical and Cultural Landscapes.

Mobility and Changing Identities.

 

15.00

Emerging Issues and Trends in Social Geography:                     

 ·         Social Geographies of Inclusion and Exclusion

·         Slums

·         Communal Conflicts and Crime

Concept of Social Well-Being, 

·         Well-being and Gross National Happiness

·         Quality of Life

·         Human Development Index

·         Issues of Health, Education and Gender

Policy and Planning of Social Development in India 

References: 
  • Mandal,R.B :Statistics for Geographers and Social Scientists (New Delhi : Concept Publishing Company, 2014)
  • Dutt,Ashok,K: Facets of Social Geography : International and Indian Perspectives (Delhi: Foundation Books, 2012)
  • Saxena; M.H.: Indian and world Geography: Physical, Social and Economic Study (Rawat Publications, 2016)
  • Mohanthy,G.S,: Social & Cultural Geography (Delhi : Isha Books, 2005)
  • Mehtani,Subhah, Sinha,Amarjit : Social Geography (New Delhi, Common Wealth Publishers, 2010)
  • Casino,VincentJ.Del: Social Geography (USA : Wiley-Blackwell,2009)

 

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023