Understanding Youth : Challenges and Opportunities

Paper Code: 
HHD 143D
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable students to:

  • To know the different strategies by which youth development could be achieved
  • Understand the concept and perspective of Youth. - Familiarize the different approaches to youth - Analyse the challenges and opportunities of young people in new millennium.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Youth : Concept and Meaning
  1. Introduction : Defining Youth, as transitional stage, Social Construction of Youth
  2. Demographic Profile of Indian Youth.
  3. Theories on Adolescence: Hall’s storm and stress model, Erickson’s Psychosocial theory of development, Richard Jessor’s Problem behaviour theory.

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Youth : Factors Causing Concerns of Youth
  1. Personal Factors, Role of family, Environmental factors, Changing Society
  2. Challenges of Youth: Self Confidence, Family Relationships, Idealism of Youth, Risk taking, Globalization, Values, Health Hazards
  3. Issues : Sex issues, Identity

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Youth In New Millennium: Challenges And Opportunities
  1. Youth in the context of globalization
  2. Education and Skill Development, Employability and Employment
  3. Health-Physical, Mental and spiritual well-being

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Approaches to Youth
  1. Youth as Action; Youth as Identity; Youth as Transition; Youth and Inequality; Youth and Dependence; Youth in Society; Youth Culture.

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Youth Policy & Programmes
  1. Policy- Policy development framework- Essential features of National Youth Policy of India (2014). National Programme for Youth & Adolescent Development (NPYAD) of Government of India
  2. Organizations involved in Youth Development: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), International Youth Foundation, Restless Development and Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD)

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Chowdhry D.P.1988. Youth Participation and Development. New Delhi .Atma Ram and Sons Publications. Kenyon, et.al. 1996.
  • Youth Policies and Programmes in South Asia Region, RGNIYD Publication, Sripeumbudur PhilMizem (2004)
  • Rajendran Vasanthi & Paul David (2006), Youth and Globalisation, Proceedings of the Workshop on Youth and Globalisation, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
  • Verma.M.L. (2010) Youth and Revolutionary Upsurge, Sarup Book Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

 

References: 
  • Youth Policy 2000. Formulating and Implementing National Youth policies.
  • CYP Publication. Chandigarh. Philip and MCMichael 1996.
  • Development and Social Change, A global Perspective. Sage publications, London. Rajendran Vasanthi and David Paul. 2006.
  • Youth and Globalisation. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. Sriperumandur. Sibereisen K. and Richard M. Lerner. 2007.
  • Approaches to Positive Youth Development. Sage Publications. New Delhi. Wyn J and R. White. 1997.
  • Rethinking Youth. London. Sage Publications limited. Monica Barry (2005),
  • Youth Policy and Social Inclusion, Routledge, London. Bob Coles (2002),
  • Youth and Social Policy, Routledge, London John Cotterell (2007),
  • Social Networks in Youth and Adolescence, Routledge, London M Sarumathi and Kalesh (2007),

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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