Author Profile

Ravi Ranjan has credit to his all higher qualifications B.A. (Hons.) Pol. Sc., M.A. (Pol. Sc.) from Delhi University and M.Phil. from J.N.U. Presently, he is an Assist. Professor at Govt. K.R.G. College Jiwaji University, Gwalior. He possesses a prolong experience of teaching and research works pertaining of Indian Government and Politics in current perspective. He is a prolific Writer and Editor and has attended many national and international conferences and seminars.

About The Book

The social problems in India today have their roots in the diversity of religion, language, region, culture and caste. Attachment to one's region, language, religion is a natural sentiment but when these attachments grow to an extreme level to breed intolerance for other religions, regions or languages, problems are bound to rise. The nature of social problems of modern India are deeply rooted in the changes occurred in the society during the last two hundred years. For a longtime very few knew about the problems of Indian society. The processes of westernisation, industrialisation, formal education, commercialisation and modernisation have contributed towards the emergence of new situations which are incompatible with the traditional ways of living. Indian social orderis gradually transforming itself from folk to secular. Social Problems in India has established itself as a leading book in the field of sociology. The publication will be useful to students, practicing librarians teachers of library & information science, planners, policymakers in the field.

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1. Nature and Scope of Indian Social Problems
Social Problems and Social Policy; Social Problem Analysis; Sociological Analysis; Social Policy Analysis; Review of Social Policy Researches
Chapter 2. Social Problems in Indian Context
Systemic Factors Leading to Social; Social Problems: Prespectives and Definitions; Social Problems as Social Movements; Defining Social Problems; Perspectives on Social Problems; Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems; Analysis of Social Problems; Conceptualising Social Problem; Sociology and Social Problems; Personal Troubles and Public Issues
Chapter 3. Poverty and Inequality in India
Introduction; Problems of the Poor and the Pains of Poverty; Antipoverty Strategies; The Concept of Poverty; Poverty in India; Development Planning; Ministry of Rural Development; Concept of Poverty and Indian Economic Progress; Beggary—A Sociological View
Chapter 4. The Nature of Casteinequalities in India
Caste; Caste as the Invention of Colonial Modernity; Nature of Class Inequality in India; Interrelation of Caste and Class Hierarchies; Social Inequalities, Development and Participatory Politics; Interrelation of Caste and Class Hierarchies; Subjective Definitions of Social Class; The Notion of Social Inequality
Chapter 5. Corruption
Corruption in India; Corruption Overhaul System; India, Corruption, and the Taint Effect; Political Corruption in India; Corruption and Indian Politics; Corruption in Mumbai
Chapter 6. Black Money
Monitoring Suspecious Banking Activity; Indian Black Money in Swiss Banks; Indian Black Money and Politics; Black Money in Indian Politics
Chapter 7. Terrorism
The Concept; Terrorism in India; Terrorism in Other Countries; The September 13, 2008 New Delhi Bombings: 9/13/08; The 1993 Bombay Bombings: 3/12/93; The 2006 Mumbai Bombings: 7/11/06; The 2008 Indian Embassy Bombing in Kabul: 7/7/08; Attacks Claimed by Indian Mujahideen ; The Indian Mujahideen: A Resurgence of Terror; The Inception of the Indian Mujahideen (IM)
Chapter 8. Prostitution
Prostitution in India; Health Status of Women in Prostitution; Causes of Child Prostitution; Child Prostitution and Trafficking; Trafficking vs.Prostitution; Criminal Acts and Rights Violations on the Trafficked Persons; Sex Trafficking of Girls and Women in Andhra Pradesh
Chapter 9. Child Labour
Background ; Levels of Social Development; Child Labour—as Defined in Official Statistics ; Magnitude of Child Labour in India; Age Group Wise Work Participation Rate; The Political Context of Progress; Magnitude of Child Labour Across Major States in India; Complementary Economic and Social Development; Socioeconomic Background of Child Labour in India; Problems of Street Children
Chapter 10. Causes of Violence Against Women
Sexual Assault; Sexual Harassment; Culturally Unique Forms of Violence Against Women; Emergent Issues in Assessing the Prevalence of Domestic Violence
Chapter 11. Drugs and Drug Abuse
Learning Drug Use; Patterns of Drug Use; Drug Policy in India; Drug Abuse and Addiction: Drugs of Choice; Drugs of Choice and Risk of Contracting; A Primer on Drug Addiction; The Nature of Addiction; The Biological Basis of Addiction; Road to Recovery—Drugs for Drugs
Chapter 12. Problem of Child Abuse in India
Child Sexual Abuse; Child Sexual Abuse in Indian Country ; Protect Indian Children From Sexual Abuse
Bibliography
Index