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
a) Introduction : Defining Youth, as transitional stage, Social Construction of Youth 
b) Demographic Profile of Indian Youth. 
c) 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
a) Personal Factors, Role of family, Environmental factors, Changing Society
b) Challenges of Youth: Self Confidence, Family Relationships, Idealism of Youth, Risk taking, Globalization, Values, Health Hazards
c) Issues : Sex issues, Identity
 
12.00
Unit III: 
Youth In New Millennium: Challenges And Opportunities
a) Youth in the context of globalization 
b) Education and Skill Development, Employability and Employment 
c) Health-Physical, Mental and spiritual well-being
12.00
Unit IV: 
Approaches to Youth
a) 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
a) Policy- Policy development framework- Essential features of National Youth Policy of India (2014). National Programme for Youth & Adolescent Development (NPYAD) of Government of India. 
b) 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: 
2020-2021
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