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Re: MSW in Amravati University

As you want to get the syllabus of Master of Social Work in Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University so here is the information of the same for you:

Part 1:
Sociology

Social Psychology for Social Workers
History, Philosophy and Fields of
Social Work
Social Case Work and Social Group Work
Social Research & Statistics
Field Work

Part 2:

Community Organisation
Social Welfare Administration and Social Legislation
Specialization (Theory) 100
Specialization (Theory) 100
Concurrent Field work on specialization Paper
Agency Visit to other state
(Duration of 12 Full Days) 100
Agency placement relevant to specialization
Research Project
Report
Viva Voce

Basic Sociological Concepts and Indian Social Structure:
Unit-I:

1) Sociology Meaning, Nature, Scope and Subject Matter, Relation between Sociology and Social work and other Social Sciences (Economics, Psychology, Political Science.)
2) Society- Meaning of Society, Characteristics and Function of Society, Social Structure, Social System, Individual and Society; Herarchy in Society Caste, Class.

Unit-II:

3) Community Meaning and Nature of Community, Characteristics of Rural ,Tribal and Urban Community.
4) Group and Group life:- Nature, Characteristics and Clarification of Social group, Primary and Secondary group; Associations; Types groups.

Unit-III:

5) Culture :- Nature; Elements; charactaristies; types of culture; Ethnocentrism; culture lag; meaning of culture.

6) Social stratification meaning of social stratification. Functional necessity ,Basic elements of social stratification Nature of social stratification in India

Unit-IV:

7) Social Process-Socialization neaning of socialization, Agencies of socialization, stagesof socialization; social control-meaning, types, tools of social control, Importance of social control
Social change- meaning of social change, nature, factors of social change. Social disorganization- meaning,Nature and Factors responsible for social diorganisation.
8) SocialInstitution -Family- Meaning,types- patriarchal, matriarchal Joint and Nuclear family, merits and demerits of family.
Marriage- meaning, Types, Importance of marriage way of acquiring mates, Religion- Meaning, social importance, charactristics.

Unit-V:
Social problems Meaning, Nature and causes of social problems,population literacy, Health, crime and juveniledelinquency, prostitution.

Recommended Books:-
1. An Introduction to sociology: Vidhya Bhshan
2. Sociology a systematic introduction : Johanson H.

Psychology for Social Workers:
Unit-I:

1) Introduction:
Definition, Goals of Psychology, History, school of psychology: structuralism, functionalism, Behaviourism, Gestalt,Psychoanalysis. scope of psychology methods of studying human behaviour: case study, survey, observation, experimental method.

2) The Life Span:
Growth and development meaning of growth and development, principles of growth and development, Nature Vs Narture, maturation and learning, stage theories of development : Piaget’s stage theory of cognitive development, stage theories of moral development: Kohlerberg’s theory, Gilligan theory; Erikson’s stage theory of personality development.

3) Stages of developments:
Prenatal, Neonatal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age: characteristics. physical, cognitive, emotional and social developments, problems and solutions of it.

Unit-II:

1) Attitudes:
Forming attitudes, Do attitudes influence behaviour ? Persuasion: The process of changing attitudes, the traditional approach, the cognitive approach. other factors affecting persuasion. When attitude change fails : resistance to persuasion. Cognitive dissonance.

2) Prejudice and Discrimination.
Prejudice and Discrimination- what they are, how they differ, the origins of prejudice, techniques to reduce, prejudice, prejudice based on gender- its nature and effect.

3) Social Influence:
Changing others behaviour. Conformity-factors affecting conformity, the bases of conformity, the need for individuality and the need for control minority influence. Compliance- integration, reciprocity, multiple requests, obedience-distructive obedience, resisting its effects.

Unit-III:
1) Prosocial behaviour:
Helping other people Responding to an emergency, additional factors that influence prosocial behaviour, theoretical explanations of prosocial motivation

2) Motivation:
Definition characteristics, motivational cycle, types of motives:- Physiological, psychological, social motives, Hierarchy of motives, conflict of motives, different ways of solving the conflicts

3) Aggression:
Theoretical perspectives on aggression:- Instrinct theories, Biological theories, Drive theories, social learning theories, cognitive theories. Social determinants of aggression, personal causes of aggression, child abuse and work place violence, the prevention and control of aggression.

Unit-IV:
1) Applying social psychology:
Social exchange: Cooperation and competition, bargaining, perceived fairness in social exchange social psychology of the legal system, health psychology, stress and health. The work setting.

2) Personality:
Personality traits, type coronary prone personality, locus of control, loneliness.

3) Human sexuality:
Variations in sexual attitudes and behaviour, the effects of erotic images, positive and negative sexual attitudes.

Unit-V:
1) Counselling:
Introduction, definitions of counselling, Counselling situations and goals, counselling process, psychological testing and diagnosis. Approaches to counselling:- Psychoanalytic, Humanistic, Behaviouristic approach, the existential point of view.

2) Group counselling, Educational counselling, vocational counselling special areas in counselling : Pre-marital and marriage counselling, family, women, delinquent, reluctant, client counseling.

Books for study:-
1. Byrne and Baron (2001): Social psychology 8th edition Prentice Hall India Pvt.Ltd. New Delhi
2. Lahey B.B. (1998) : Psychology, An introduction, 6th edition, Tata Mc Graw Hill publishing company limited, New Delhi
3. Rao N.S. (1987) : Counselling psychology, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing company, New Delhi.
4. Paturson L.E. (2000) : The counselling process, fifth edition and Welfel E.R. Thomson Asia Pvt. Ltd.
5. Myers D.G. (1993) Social psychology, 4th edition, N.Y.Mc Graw Hill company, New Delhi.
6. Hurlock E.B. Developmental psychology, Tata Mc Graw Hill Book camp, New Delhi.
7. Baron R.A. and : Social psychology, 5th edition, prentice Byme D.(1987) Hall of India New Delhi.

HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY AND FIELDS OF SOCIAL WORK:
Unit-I:

Indian History of Ideologies for Social Change.
a) Ancient period: vedic, vedantic and non vedantic ideologies spirituality.
b) Medieval period- Zoroo strianism and Ismal in India, mysticism of Bhakti and sufi movement sikhism.
c) Modern period: Christianity in India. Hindu reform movement.
d) Social welfare concept, need and objectives
e) Philosophy of social welfare.

Unit-II:
Western History of Idologies for Social Change & Social Work Professional.
a) Organised and scientific charity, Beginning of social work education.
b) * Clinical social work, Ecological social work,
c) * Attributes of profession, professionalisation
d) * Medieval period, Judeo Christian ideologies secular humanism and Protestantism.
e) * Modern period: Rationalism and welfarism. Liberalism and democracy., socialism and human rights.

Unit-III:
a) * Dalit Movement, Gandbian Ideology
b) * Sarvodaya Movement, contribution of M.K.Gandhi in social work professiona of rural Reconstruction.
c) * Ideology of the Indian constitution
d) * Ideology of voluntary organizations and valuntary action.
e) *Valuntary action and social welfare possibilities and limitations.

Unit-IV:
1) Professional Social Work:-

a) The concept Philosophy of professional social work
b) Ethical responsibilities in professional social work, values of professional social work.
c) Social work as a profession
d) The basic principles of professional social work.

2) Fields of Social Work:

Concept, Objectives, Programmes, scope) limitations and Role of Social Worker
a) Family & child welfare
b) The physically, Mentally and Socially Handicapped
c) Labour Welfare and Personnel Management.
d) Medical and Psychatric Social Work
e) Community Development- Rural-Urban
f) Tribal Welfare.
g) Crime and Correctional Social Work
h) Youth welfare.

Unit-V:
Concept of Social Planning, Social Development Social Action, Social Service, Social Policy, Social Welfare, Social Welfare administration, public welfare administration. Social Security, Social Insurance, Social Change Sustainable Development.

Reference Books:-

1. Agarwal M.M. 1998 : Ethic and spirituality Indian Institute of Advanced study.
2. Chatterjee P.1996 : Approaches the welfare state washinton DC. National Association of social worker.
3. Desai M.2000:Curriculum Development on History of ideologies for social change and social work. Mumbai, social work education and practice cell.
4. Diwakar V.D. (ED) 1991: Socia reform movements in India A Historical Perspective Bombay popular prakashan.
5. Gangali B.N. 1973 : Gandhi’s social philosophy Delhi Vikas Pub. House.
6. Gore M.S. 1993: The social ontext of ideology. Ambedkar’s social and political thoughts New Delhi sage.
7. Panikhar K.N. 1995: Culture Ideology Hegemony Entellectual and social consciousness in colonial India- New Delhi Tulika.
8. Encyclopadedia of social work 1987: Encyclopaedia of social work in India New Delhi Ministry of Welfare.
9. Encyclopaedia of social work 1987: Encyclopaedia of social work in India.New Delhi ministry of welfare.
10. Banks S. 1995: Ethics & Values in social work practical social work series London Macmillan press ltd.
11. Congress E P 1998 : Works values and Ethics chaicago : Nelson Holl publishers.
12. Perira W. 1997, In human Rights:- The Western system and Global Human Rights abuse, mapua Goa. The other India press.
13. United Nations 1992 Human Rights: Teaching and learning about Human Rights UN Newyork
14. Economic and political weekly, Humanscape, The Indian Journal of social work, Lokayan Bulletin and Vikalp.





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Contact Details:

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University
Camp Area,
Near Tapovan Gate
Amravati,
Maharashtra 444602
India
[MAP]Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University Near Tapovan Gate Amravati Maharashtra[/MAP]


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