Unit I : Indian Society
Structure of Indian Society, Indian Social Demography– Social and Cultural, Differentiations: caste, class, gender and tribe; Institutions of marriage, family and kinship- Secularization –Social Movements and Regionalism- Panchayatraj Institutions; Affirmative Action Programme of the Government-various reservations and commissions.
Unit II : Social Development
Scientific approach to the study of human beings. Evolution of human kind, social change
and evolution. Industrial revolution. National policy on education, health and health care and
human development
Unit III : Sectoral Development
Agriculture : Technology changes, Green revolutions, Employment Rural and Urban, Government Schemes.
Industrial Development : Strategies, Public and Private Sectors, Categories, infrastructure, transport and communication, Consumer Awareness.
Unit IV : Environment and Ecology
Ecosystems : Structure, Working, components. Pollution : Water and Air Pollution, Global Warming, Control Strategies, International Treaties. Energy Sources : Renewable and Non Renewable, Hydro power, Biomass, Ocean, Geothermal and Tidal . Global Environmental Issues : Population Growth, Soil Degradation, Loss of Biodiversity.
Unit V : Economic Development
Need for planned economic development – Law of demand and supply. Planning objective,
five years plan, priorities and problems. Population and development.
Indian Economics – basic features, natural recourses population size and composition, national
income concepts, micro economics of India, inflation.
Unit VI : Banking and Trades
Financial Analysis, Ratios, Cost Analysis, financial Institutions, Finance Commissions, Budget Analysis.
Indian Banking, Role of Reserve bank of India. International Economy, WTO, International aid for economic growth.
Outcome
Making engineering and technology students aware of the various issues concerning man and
society. These issues will help to sensitize students to be broader towards the social, cultural,
economic and human issues, involved in social changes.
Methodologies
1. Suitable case studies should be discussed.
2. Student group discussion activity.
3. Social Networking activity.
Reference Books
1. Krugman, “International Economics”, Pearson Education.
2. Prakash, “The Indian Economy”, Pearson Education.
3. Thursen Gerald, “Engineering Economics”, Prentice Hall.
4. C.S. Rao, “Environmental Pollution Control Engineering”,New Age International Pvt. Ltd.
5. Rangarajan, “Environmental Issues in India”, Pearson Education.
6. University of Delhi, “The Individual & Society”, Pearson Education.
7. Wikipedia.org / wiki /social studies.
8. M. N. Srinivas, “Social change in modern India”, 1991, Orient Longman.
9. David Mandelbaum, “Society in India”, 1990, Popular.
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