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UGC NET Women Studies Syllabus 2024 Unit Wise
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Unit
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Topics
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Unit – I (Introduction to Women’s Studies)
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Key concepts in Gender studies. Need, Scope and challenges of Women’s Studies – Women’s Studies as an academic discipline, Women’s Studies to Gender Studies, Need for Gender Sensitization, etc.
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Unit – II (Feminist thinkers and theories)
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Liberal Feminism, Marxist Feminism, Radical Feminism, Socialist Feminism, Indian Feminism, Black Feminism, Eco-Feminism, New Feminist Debates- Post Colonial /Post Modern, LGBT, Masculinity Studies, Contemporary Contestations – Intersex and Transgender Movements, etc.
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Unit – III (Gender and Education)
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Women’s Education – Gender diversities and disparities in enrolment, Curriculum content, Dropouts, profession and Gender, Gendered Education- Family, Culture, Gender roles, Gender Identities, Education for the Marginalized Women, etc.
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Unit – IV (Women, Work and Employment)
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Theoretical Perspective: Fredrick Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Sandra Whiteworth, Boserup Esther, Concept of Work – Productive and non – productive work – Use value and market value, Gender Division of Labour – Mode of Production – Women in organized and unorganized sector, etc.
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Unit – V (Gender and Entrepreneurship)
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Concept and meaning, Importance of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial traits, Factors contributing to Entrepreneurship, enabling environment, small Enterprises, women in agri-business, etc.
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Unit – VI (Women and Health)
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Life Cycle Approach to Women’s Health – Health status of women in India, factors influencing health and Nutritional status, Maternal and Child Health (MCH) to Reproductive and Child health approaches, etc.
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Unit – VII (Women Empowerment and Development)
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Theories of Development, Alternative approaches – Women in Development (WID), Women and Development (WAD) and Gender and Development (GAD), etc.
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Unit – VIII (Women Law and Governance)
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Rights: Gender Equality, Gender Discrimination, Women’s Rights as Human Rights. Constitutional provisions for Women in India, Personal laws, Labour Laws, Family Courts, Enforcement machinery – Police and Judiciary, etc.
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Unit – IX (Gender and Media)
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Discourse on Women and Media Studies- Mainstream Media, Feminist Media, Coverage of Women’s issues and issues of women in Mass Media and Media, Organizations (Audio-Visual and Print media), etc.
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Unit – X (Feminist Research Methodology)
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Understanding Feminist Research – Concepts, Debates and Limitations, Feminist Epistemology, Feminist Standpoint, Sexist and Non-Sexist Research, Methodology, Ethnography, Queer Theories, etc.
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