B.A. / B.Sc. Geography
8th Semester Syllabus
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MJC-16 : Social Geography
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Unit 1: Social Geography: Concept, Nature and Scope
◦Migration: Causes and Consequences
Unit 2: Social Categories
◦Caste, Religion, Race
◦Their Spatial distribution
Unit 3: Geography of Welfare and Social Wellbeing
◦Concept and Components
◦Healthcare
◦Housing and Education –Concept and Problems
Unit 4: Geography of Social Inclusion and Exclusion
◦Slums & Social Conflicts
◦Social Planning India
Reference Books:
- Ahmed A., (1999) Social Geography, Rawat Publications.
- Casino V. J. D. Jr., (2009) Social Geography: A Critical Introduction, Wiley Blackwell.
- Cater J. and Jones T., (2000) Social Geography: An Introduction to Contemporary Issues, Hodder Arnold.
- Holt L., (2011) Geographies of Children, Youth and Families: An International Perspective, Taylor & Francis.
- Ranelli R., (2004) Social Geographies: From Difference to Action, Sage.
- Rachel P., Burke M., Fuller D., Gough J., Macfarlane R. and Mowll G., (2001) Introducing
- Smith D. M., (1977) Human geography: A Welfare Approach, Edward Arnold, London.
- Smith D. M., (1994) Geography and Social Justice, Blackwell, Oxford.
- Smith S. J., Pain R., Marston S. A., Jones J. P., (2009) The SAGE Handbook of Social Geographies, Sage Publications.
- Sopher, David (1980): An Exploration of India, Cornell University Press, Ithaca
- Valentine G., (2001) Social Geographies: Space and Society, Prentice Hall.