CHILD RIGHTS AND GENDER JUSTICE

Paper Code: 
GHSC 312 (A)
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to

  • Understand the child rights and various constitutional acts
  • Understand the children in difficult circumstances and social construction of gender.
12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Child Rights
  • Child rights: concept
  • Demographic profile of Indian children
  • Disadvantage, deprivation and social exclusion with reference to children
12.00
Unit II: 
Laws, policies and programmes for children in India
  • Rights of children (UNCRC)
  • Constitutional provisions for children
  • JJ Act 2000, The Child Labor Act-1986
  • POSCO Act 2012, Prohibition of child marriage act-2009
  • National policy for children-2013, Rajasthan child Policy 200
  • National charter for Children 2003

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Children in need of care and protection
  • Vulnerable groups: causes and consequences   
  • Street, homeless, institutionalized and working children
  • Child Abuse
  • Child Trafficking
  • Children in conflict with the law
  • Children living with: chronic illness, HIV and cancer
12.00
Unit IV: 
Social construction of gender
  • Socialization for gender: gender roles, stereotypes and identity
  • Gender in the workplace and in public spaces –roles, issues and concern
  • Contemporary influences: media and popular culture
  • Demographic profile of women and children in India
12.00
Unit V: 
Gender and Indian society
  • Sex and Gender, Masculinity and Femininity, biological and cultural determinants
  • Patriarchy and social institutions
  • Being male and female in Indian society-social traditions and contemporary issues
  • Exploring the issues of violence against females
  • Laws, policies and programmes for and women -Legal rights of women, CEDAW, ERA-1976, MTP Act-1971, , National Policy for women empowerment-2001, Domestic Violence Act-2005,  Dowry Prohibition Act-1961, Rajasthan state Policy for girl child, 2013.
Essential Readings: 
  • Agarwal, A. &Rao, B.V. (2007). Education of Disabled Children. New Delhi: Eastern Book Corporation.
  • Agnes, F. (1999). Law and Gender Inequality: The politics of Women’s Rights in India. Oxford University Press.
  • Bajpai, A. (2006). Child Rights in India: Law, Policy and Practice. Oxford University Press.
  • Kishwar, M. (1999). Off the Beaten Track: Rethinking Gender Justice for Indian Women. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
  • Satyarthi, K. and Zutshi, B. (Ed) (2006). Globalization, Development and Child Rights. New Delhi: Shipra Publication.
  • Saikia, N. (2008). Indian women: A socio-legal perspective. New Delhi: Serials Publication.
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