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FAMILY DYNAMICS: MAPPING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS [1]

Paper Code: 
DHSC 613 (B)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  • Understand the various forms of family that exist in contempory Indian context.
  • Understand the various roles shared by the members in a family and familial relationships.
  • Understand family and interacting variables for analyzing individual behavior within family.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Concept of family dynamics
  • Indian families and Indian Dynamics
  • Factors that influence dynamics of the family

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Diversity in family forms
  • Traditional forms of family in India-Nuclear, Joint and Extended
  • The life cycle  
  • Alternative forms of family

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Role expectations and Demands
  • Nature of roles and relationships in Indian Context
  • Determinants of roles and relationships
  • Traditional and Modern gender roles

Variations in family structures and role distributions

12.00
Unit IV: 
Influence of Globilisation, Media and Migration on Family Dynamics
  • Changes in the structure of Families
  • Changes in roles within family setting
  • Role confusion, Role Conflict and Role Stress
12.00
Unit V: 
Family Dynamics: Reflection on Behaviours
  • Family’s attitude towards person
  • Perception of family members towards each other.
  • Reflection on behavior
Essential Readings: 
  • Kuppuswamy,B. (1975) . Social change in India (2nd Edition). New Delhi :Vikas
  • Ahuja , R. (1993) . Indian social system, New Delhi :Rawat.
  • Duvalh E.: Family development, J.B. Lippincott, New York, 3rd ed. 1967
  • Foster: Marriage and Family Relations, Macmillan, 1950
  • Hill R. and Waller: The Family, Holt Rinehart and Winstion, New York (Latest ed.)
  • Prabhy: Hindar Social Organization, Popular Book Co. 1954
  • Williamson, R.C.: Marriage and Family Relations, Collier Macmillan, London, 1969
  • Newman and Newman: Infancy and Childhood development and its Context, John Willey, 1978

 

Academic Year: 
2018-2019 [2]

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