Second – Third Year hdfs

Faculty of Family & Community Sciences,

Department of Family & Community Sciences

Fatehgunj, 0265-2795522

ACADEMIC YEAR

2015-2016

CREDIT

1. 
   Develop sensitivity to the socio-cultural contexts of human behavior and development
   
2. 
   Understand universalities and cultural variations in processes of human development due to contextual factors
   

• Culture and Development in Context

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  Definition and concept of culture
  
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  Cultural context: Meaning, role of context in shaping development, importance of societal expectation, outcomes
  

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  Studying Human Development across Cultures
  

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  What is cultural psychology?
  
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  What is cross-cultural psychology?
  
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  Importance of culture and gender in studying human development
  

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  Importance of Evolving Indigenous Models
  

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  Need for questioning existing, universal models of human development
  
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  New, culture-inclusive perspectives in the field
  
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  Significance of interdisciplinary / multidisciplinary perspectives
  
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  Indian models
  

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  A. Socialization and enculturation
  

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  Definitions
  
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  Difference between socialization and enculturation
  
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  Cross-cultural research evidences – Anandalakshmy’s study in Indian context, six cultures study
  

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  Theoretical approaches to understand development in a context
  

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  Developmental niche
  
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  Brofenbrenner’s ecological systems framework
  

• Variation in socialization across cultures

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  Patterns of socialization across gender and life span- cross-cultural researches evidences
  

• Socialization in the Indian context

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  Ashram dharma theory and stages of childhood in Ayurveda
  
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  Sudhir Kakar’s comparison of ashrama dharma and Erikson’s stages
  
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  Gender socialization in the Indian context (traditional and contemporary)
  
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  Role of sanskaras in socialization in the Indian context
  

• Variations in Social Behavior across Culture

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  Aggression, prosocial behaviour, achievement, competence (Definition, types, perspectives, factors affecting, variation in understanding and expression of each social behavior across cultures)
  

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  Emotions across culture: Universalities and differences
  

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  Role of Environment in development
  

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  Impact of safe vs. hazardous environment on physical development
  

• Culture and Health

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  Concept of health and wellbeing
  
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  Variation in the concept of health and well being across cultures
  
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  Perception of disease and illness and treatment seeking patterns across cultures
  
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  Mental health and psychopathological concerns across cultures
  

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  What is Cognition?
  

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  Processes involved in cognitive functioning
  
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  Differences and similarities in cognitive processes across cultures
  
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  Cultural differences in the concept of effective cognitive functioning
  
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  Role of social functioning in cognitive efficiency
  
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  Cultural variations in mastering developmental stages of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development
  

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  Everyday cognition
  

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  Effects of schooling on development
  
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  Barriers and progress of non-schooled groups
  

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  Language as a cultural tool
  

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  Bilingualism and multilingualism
  
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  Issues of migration and acculturation