SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY

Paper Code: 
GEO 223
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • to familiarize the students with the understanding of the society through concepts and social theory, philosophical approaches and spatial processes;
  • to examine the process of social region formats in India with the help of social cultural and historical factors;
  • to examine social distortion and regionalize the various components of social well- being in India; to review problems and suggest alternatives to improve the social well-being in environmentally problematic areas.Course Outcomes (COs):

    Course

    Learning outcomes

    (at course level)

    Learning and teaching strategies

    Assessment

    Strategies

    Paper Code

    Paper Title

    GEO 223

     

     

    SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY

    (Theory)

     

     

    The students will be able to –

     

    CO17:  After completion the course students are able to understand the divisions within the society i.e. clam, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age and their common activity in both the rural and urban areas in reference to different social processes and their spatio-temporal effects over the region.

    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,Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

·         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         

  • 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                  

 

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

·         Ethnicity.

·         Tribes and Castes.

·         Religion and Belief Systems.

Languages

  • 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. 

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 .

Essential Readings: 

 

·         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: 
2020-2021