The author of this book has undertaken the enormous task of reviewing Contemporary Social Problems of one of the world’s most populous countries and to provide research-based approaches to alleviate those problems. India is a country rich in history and experience, but a country like many others that is not yet able to deal effectively with the problems continuing to plague its citizens–poverty, illiteracy, lack of family planning, social stigma, and the rapidly developing problem of AIDS. The author has clearly defined the problems, explained the negative effects, reviewed current international policies and guidelines, and included current information on empirically based approaches to addressing them. Based on the extensive information provided in this book on the major social problems in India, the book will be useful for a variety of readers. It will be an excellent text for students planning to become physicians, sociologists, lawyers or government employees. It is valuable reading for all those in government service and particularly for those planning to run for public office. It could be used as the basic for a governmental task force appointed to develop a strategic plan for reducing social problems in India.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sibnath Deb
Sibnath Deb is the Faculty Member in the department of Applied Psychology, Calcutta University, Kolkata. Also, he is a Visiting Faculty at ISPCAN Global the School of Management, Tripura University. He underwent an intensive course on HIV/AIDS and Qualitative Research in the Community health research Training Unit, the university of Western Australia in 1994. Dr. Deb has authored a book, entitled Contemporary Social Problems in India, and has edited two books viz. Child Abuse and Neglect: South Asian Scenario and Child Protection: Socio-legal Measures in India. Dr. Deb has published 50 research papers in national and international journals of repute. In his 16 years’ research and academic career he has handled more than 35 large-scale qualitative and quantitative studies on various issues like reproductive and child health including HIV?AIDS, child maltreatment, social and clinical psychology in addition to evaluation of different intervention, programmes for national and international agencies. He is Hony. Founder Secretary of MIDSW, an NGO, Council member of the International Society for Prevention of child Abuse and neglect, USA, and founder Vice President of the Indian national Society for Prevention of child Abuse and neglect. Currently he is associated with ITPI (Training) and ICMR Task Force research Project as well.
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