Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Objectives:
To help the students understand social legislation and social policy as a tool in social work.
To develop knowledge of legal measures available to deal with social problems.
To be sensitive to various issues and judicial measures available for justice.
To develop an understanding of social policy in the perspective of the national planning.
To develop the capacity to recognize the linkage between development issues and social policy.
To be proactive in taking social problems and practice advocacy for Human Rights.
Social policy
Unit -1:
Definition and scope, judicial system in India, Role of police as custodians of law. The Indian constitution
and its relation to social legislation and social policy. Directive principles of state policy.
Role of social worker in promotion of social justice, Human Rights through social legislation, advocacy
and social policy.
Unit -2:
Different sectoral policies and their implementation such as education-health -social welfare –women
and children-welfare of the backward class /SC-social security-housing-youth-population and family
welfare. Environment and ecology urban and rural development. Tribal development and poverty
alleviation.
Unit -3:
Unit -4:
Laws related to women and children.
Laws on women –
Laws on Children –
Unit -5:
Unit -6:
Human Rights –
Unit -7:
Other legislations
References:
1. Kulkarni P.D. Social Policy in India. Bombay: Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
2. Government of India Publications: Social Legislations.
3. Gangrade, K.D. Social Legislations, Vols I & II. New Delhi: Concept Publications.
4. Chatterjee, B.B. Impact of Social Legislation on Social Change. Calcutta, Minerva Association.
5. Dennison, D. and Valeris Chapman. Social Policy and Administration. London, George Allen and
Unwin.
6. Planning Commission. Social Legislation in India.
7. Constitution of India & Relevant Bare Acts.