Agrarian Sociology

Detailed Course StructureCourse Title: Agrarian Sociology

Week Unit Title of Lesson/Module Objectives of the module-Point wise Expected Learningoutcome Shoot1st Introduction to Rural Society and Peasantry 0
1 Rural sociology – Origin and Growth Explain the origin and growth of Rural Sociology, characteristics of Rural community, explain folk urban continuum and derive relation between peasants and farmers The learner will be able to develop an understanding of agrarian society. 2 Characteristic of Rural Community 3 Conceptualizing Peasantry: The concept of Peasant and Agrarian Society and Peasantry , Peasants v/s Farmers 4 Folk-Urban Continuum- Rural urban difference (Primary and secondary relationship) 2nd Theorizing Peasantry 5 Lenin theory of agrarian capitalist development Elucidate the various theories related to agrarian and Peasantry To make the students understand the various perspectives on peasantry
The student will develop the ability to understand and correlate various theories in contemporary scenario and take up comparative studies 6 Chayanov’s Theory of Peasant economy 7 Marx on Peasantry 8 Post-Marxian view on the Peasants – Daniel Thorner and others Agrarian Society Illustrate the agrarian society The learner will get an thorough knowledge about agrarian society 3rd Agrarian Society 9 4th Agrarian Structure 10 What is Agrarian Structure To have an understanding of rural structure, rural economy and rural polity 11 Changing Rural Family- Structure and Functions 12 Caste- Elaboration of Caste ranking , Caste class nexus 13 Rural economy- Landlord, peasants, tenants and labourers 14 Rural Polity- Changing Rural Power structure after 73rd and 74th constitutional amendment 5th Agrarian System and Themes in Agrarian Sociology 15 The Agrarian Question and the Moral Economy To make sense of agrarian questions and moral economy their commodity system and themes The learner will develop acquaintance with different systems in agrarian society 16 Agrarian Commodity System 17 Themes in Agrarian Sociology 6th Key Issues in Agrarian Society 18 Labour and agrarian class structure Understand the Key agrarian issues The learner will be able to establish a broad basis of debate on the critical issues related to agrarian society . 19 Market, land reforms and Green Revolution 20 Caste, Gender and Agrarian realties 7th Development Concerns in Rural SocietyPart I 21 Pattern of land settlement (Permanent, Ryotwari and Mahalwari) Understand the various development measures adopted in rural society The learner will be able to relate the rural development with the various development programmes taken up at different stages 22 Land reforms and its consequences 23 Implications of Green revolution 24 Democratic decentralization of Power -Panchayat Raj institution 25 Commercialization of agriculture To enable the students to understand the various development programmes gain knowledge in approaches to rural development. The learner will be able to have an understating of emerging as well as enduring issues of concern in Indian agrarian scene.


8th Development Concerns in Rural ScietyPart II 26 Feminization of agriculture 27 Food security 28 Sustainable agriculture 29 Cultivators Suicide 30 Rural Poverty in India – Conditions and Problems of Agriculture laborers 31 ICT and Rural Development programmes _ IRDP. ITDA, ICD, NREGS, DWACRA. SHG etc 32 Commoditization of land and de peasantisation 33 Globalization – IPR/WTO/GATT etc 9th Agrarian Future 34 Agrarian Movement and their context To give a brief understating on India facing Critical Situation for its Agrarian Future The learner will be able to analyse the transition, changes and related consequences 35 Agrarian Unrest and farmers movement 36 Rural Society in Transition – Nature and Dimension 37 Agents of Change- Corporate initiative in agriculture and its implications 10th Economic Reforms and Agrarian Change 38 Agriculture productivity and Regional disparity To develop and understanding of agricultural productivity and regional disparity
To develop understanding regarding the changes taking place in agrarian society The learner will be able to understand the economic reforms and trends in rural society 39 Farmers Suicide and other trends 40 Peasant movement and agrarian change in India ASSIGNMENT