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. 
15.00
Unit I: 
Introduction
  • 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
Unit II: 
Geography and Social Space
  • 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
Unit III: 
Social and Cultural Factors
  • Social and Cultural Factors of Diversity and Region Formation in India.
  • Ethnicity.
  • Tribes and Castes.
  • Religion and Belief Systems.
  • Languages
15.00
Unit IV: 
Changing Dimension in Social Geography
  • 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
Unit V: 
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,Vincent J.Del: Social Geography (USA : Wiley-Blackwell,2009)
Academic Year: 
2019-2020