MA Sociology Part I (Sem II) Paper II Notes: Marginalized Groups and Communities: Caste, Tribe & Gender

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 Unit I: Historical Context of Marginalization

• Margin, Marginality, and Marginalization

- Forms of Marginalization

- Causes of Marginalization

- Prejudice and Discrimination

• Marginalization of Caste, Class, Tribe, Gender and Minorities

• Multiple marginal Groups and their Discrimination, deprivation and Social Exclusion

- Marginalization and Social Exclusion

Unit II: Perspectives on Marginalization

• Mahatma Phule and Babasaheb Ambedkar

• Periyar Ramaswami and Verrier Elwin

• Tarabai Shinde and Pandita Ramabai

Unit III: Social Welfare and Issues of Rights

• Constitutional provisions for reservations

- Recommendations for Better Inclusion

• Issues of Representational

- Reservations for Economically Weaker sections of Society

- Disability

- Transgenders

- Women

- Gender & Reservation

• The Public Sphere

Unit IV: Contemporary Debates

• Critique of Cultural Nationalism and Hindutva

• Dalit feminist standpoint

• Tribes, Caste and Identity Politics

• Sexuality and Marginalization