Syllabus

Unit-1: Social Change: Meaning, Nature and Forms-Evolution,Progress,Development,etc.
Unit-2: Factors of Social Change: Cultural, Economic, Technological, Demographic, etc.
Unit-3: Theories of Social Change: Evolutionary, Cyclical, Conflict, Functionalist
Unit-4: Trends and Processes of Social Change in India: Sanskritization, Westernization, McDonaldization,etc.
Unit-5: Consequences of Social Change in India-Opportunities & Threats

To introduce the concept of social change-meaning, nature, forms, factors, theories etc.

To explore and evaluate the consequences social change in India

To understand the various facets of social change in India

1. develop better understanding of social change in India
2. understand the major theories of social change.
3. assess the consequences of Social change in India and be able to think of strategies to minimize negative consequences of Social change.

Yogendra Singh, Modernization of Indian Tradition, Rawat Publications , 1986

George Ritzer, The McDonaldization of society: an investigation into the changing character of contemporary social life, Thousand Oaks, Calif: Pine Forge Press , 1996

Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, Cambridge: Polity Press , 1990

M.N. Srinivas, Social Change in Modern India, University of Berkeley , 1966