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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY (Theory)
The objective of this paper is to enhance the understanding of society and culture using key concepts of geography.
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DGEO 801 |
Social & Cultural Geography (Theory) |
CO113: Assess basic concepts of social and economic geography. |
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CO114: Analyze evolution of different civilizations. |
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CO115: Interpret perceptions of social/cultural geography and environmental relations. |
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CO116: Acquire knowledge of linguistic and racial diversities worldwide. |
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CO117: Analyze concepts of social well-being and settlements. |
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CO118: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction. |
- Definition, nature and scope of Social and Cultural Geography.
- Evolution of human beings and society from Pleistocene period to modern period beginning from Africa.
- Introduction to Biological evolution of humans.
- Major Geographic evolution- Africa to India.
- Rise and dominance of Homo sapiens and their distribution on the earth’s surface.
- Beginning of plant domestication, animal domestication and their regions.
- Evolution of civilization: Indus- Saraswati, Mesopotamian, Nile and Hwang Ho with respect to racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic, demographic and organizational characteristics.
- School of cultural determinism,
- Cultural adaptation, assimilation, integration diffusion and Environmental perception.
- Major cultural hearths, realms, and regions of the world, basic similarities and differences.
- Major linguistic families and their distribution in the world.
- Bases of cultural diversity: race, religion, language and nationalism, culture and environment.
- Human settlements: Origin, types, pattern and distribution, westernization, sanskritization and cultural urbanization and cosmopolitization
- 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, HDI, Issues of Health, Education and Gender,
- Policy and Planning of Social Development in India
- Anderson. J.2009: Understanding Cultural Geography- Places and traces. Routledge, USA.
- Anderson, K, Domosh, M., Pile, S. and Thrift, N. 2003: Handbook of Cultural Geography, Sage Publication, London.
- Ahmad, Aijazuddin, 1999: Social Geography, Rawat Publication, New Delhi.
- Mitchell, D.2000: Cultural Geography: A Critical Introduction. Blackwell Publishers, Inc. USA.
- Norton, W. 2006: Cultural Geography: Environments, Landscapes, Identities, Inequalities, Oxford University Press, Toronto.
- Haq, Mahbubul: Reflection on Human Development, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
- Dubey, S.C. 1991: Indian Society. National Book Trust, New Delhi.
SUGGESTED READINGS
- Cox, Peter. R, 1976: Demography, Cambridge University Press.
- Knox, Paul. L, 1975: Social Well Being, A Spatial Perspective, Oxford University Press.
- Ahmad, Aizaddudin, Noin. D, Sharma, H.N, 1997: Demographic Transition: The Third World Scenario, Rawat Publications.
JOURNALS
- Population Geography (Print only) – Semiannual, Association of Population Geographers of India, Chandigarh 0256-53
- The Deccan Geographer (Print only)-Half- Yearly, The Deccan Geographical Society, Pune 0011- 7269
- The Indian Geographical Journal – Half-Yearly, The Indian Geographical Society, Chennai 0019- 4824
- Uttar Pradesh Geographical Journal – Annual, The Brahmavarta Geographical Society of India, Kanpur 0975-4973