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CHILD RIGHTS AND GENDER JUSTICE
This course will enable the students to –
- Understand the child rights and various constitutional acts
- Understand the children in difficult circumstances
- Analyze various laws, programs and policies for protecting rights of children
- Evaluate the role of media and society in construction of gender.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Learning outcomes (at course level) |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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The students will be able to –
CO110:Appraise the present status of children in India and their needs and rights CO111:Examine various laws, programs and policies for protecting rights of children. CO112: Develop plan for dealing and providing services to children in need of care and protection CO113:Value and support the role of society, media and culture in construction of gender. CO114:Invent and select the area of empowerment through knowledge of various programs, policies and legislations for women.
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Approach in teaching: Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, Field Trip
Learning activities for the students: Field activities, Simulation, Presentation, Giving tasks |
Observation, Presentation, Report writing |
- Concept of Child, need of Child rights
- Demographic profile of Indian children
- India’s International commitment towards children: UN Convention, HDI, MDGs
- Rights of children (UNCRC)
- Constitutional provisions for children
- JJ Act 2000, The Child Labor Act-1986
- POSCO Act 2012, Prohibition of child marriage act-2006
- National policy for children-2013, Rajasthan child Policy 200
- National charter for Children 2003
- RTE Act 2009
- 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
- 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 in India
- Media portrayal of women: print &electronic media
- Sex and Gender, Masculinity and Femininity, biological and cultural determinants
- Patriarchy and social institutions
- Development of women through economic participation
- Exploring the issues 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.
- 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.
- Kumari, V. (2004). Creative Child Advocacy: Global Perspectives. New Delhi: Sage.
- Ved Kumari, Juvenile Justice System in India: From Welfare to Rights (2004) OUP.
- Bhargava, V. (2005). Adoption in India: Policies and Experiences. New Delhi: Sage Publications
E-RESOURCES
- Contemporary publications and documents of the Government of India, UN bodies, established International and National Organisations available on websites of MWCD, CRY etc.
- Selected Legislations for Children and Women. (JJ ACT, POCSO ACT etc.)
REFERENCE JOURNALS:
- Journal on Rights of the Child available at https://www.nluo.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Journal-on-the-Rights-of-the-Child.pdf
