Social Reconstruction: Indian Experience

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Development, under development, modernization, globalization, construction and growth are a few concepts which are discoursed today in the social science literature. Last two decades saw the maximum growth in terms of development in the already classified developing societies. Third world countries concentrated on lesser developed areas to bring them on par with the main stream so that a balanced and uniform society is achieved. Globalization marked a great impact on the reconstruction of the society. Diffusionalism, both theoretically and action oriented saw the uniformity in development in various societies. Poverty was the null point for social reconstruction or in other words various forms of imbalance were the starting point of social reconstruction. Moderization theories emphasized equal exchange for development. In social reconstruction the development was the idea, which in turn brings progress. Methodology for progress is either evolutionary change or planned change. Most of the social thinkers are of the opinion that in the present society planned social change is inevitable because of the speed of the various sectors of development. This book extensively analyse the various angles of social reconstruction for social development. Mainly the book focuses on Women, Rural Society and Social Change and Health, Rural Society and Social Change. The book also includes planned methods of social reconstruction of various Government Programmes and its role on social development.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR L. Thara Bhai

Dr. L. Thara Bhai currently Coordinator, School of Social Sciences, Head the Department of Sociology, Madurai Kamaraj University secured her M.A. in Sociology in 1972 and Ph.D. in 1976 from the University of Kerala. She has 32 years of research experience and 30 years of teaching experience. She did her postdoctoral work in the area of Women in New Professions at the University of Auburn, Alabama in 1989-90. She is an internationally reputed scholar in the field of Sociology and Women's Studies. She was the Visiting Professor to the University of Helsinki in 1996. She is the member of National and International Sociological associations. She was in the Editorial Board of the Journal of Contemporary Religion. She is the convener of the Research Committee on Religion and Society of Indian Sociological Society. Dr. Thara Bhai has to her credit five books and more than 35 articles in both international and national journals. He recognition of Dr. L. Thara Bhai's outstanding work in the area of Social Change and Women's Empowerment the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology has conferred her with the Tamil Nadu Scientist Award in the field of Social Sciences for the year 2003. She had visited several foreign countries. At present she is involved in research activities in the areas like Women's Studies, Social Change and Development, Rural Development, Social Gerontology.