Rural Economy and Cooperation - Loyola College

SW 3985 : Women and DevelopmentObjectives: Total Hours: 45• To enable the students to develop and understand the perspectives of Women and Developmentin the society and to examine the social systems that affect women in meeting growth needsand special needs.• To enable the students to develop an ability to identify areas of work with women andunderstanding the strategies to change a situation in terms of personal liberation as well as inmaking women a part of the developmental process.• To train the students to develop appropriate competence at all the three levels of ProfessionalSocial Work training namely Knowledge, Skill and Attitude with specific reference to issuesrelated to women.UNIT IDemographic profile of Indian women: Status of women with specific reference to socio economic,cultural, religious correlates—Education, employment, health and political participation—Realities offemale infanticide. Implications of declining sex ratio- Aged women and their problems.(10 Hours)UNIT IIWomen’s issues expressed Pre-Independence and Post-Independence and in the last decade. Changingperspectives of the role of women in families and the society with specific reference to India—Religion and women- Women and employment.(8 Hours)UNIT IIIVarious forms of violence against women—crime against women—statistics, trends and types ofexploitation. Needs and problems of women- Deserted, destitute, widows, unwed mothers, single,married- Problems of Dalit women, tribal women, rural and urban women, women in slumcommunities- Working women and their problems—specific focus on women in unorganised sectors.(10 Hours)UNIT IVWomen and Mass Media: influence and impact of media in society. Women and Law: constitutionguarantee, policy relating to reservation for women.(7 Hours)UNIT VWomen’s Movement: local, national, and international for women’s development and liberation. Roleof Government and NGO’s. Women and Empowerment-process, types, techniques. Advocacy,Lobbying, Networking. Role of Professional Social Worker in the empowerment process. Role andfunctions of Professional Social Worker in varied settings for women and in the development ofwomen.(9 Hours)PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com