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General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala Salient Features of Indian Constitution |
Salient features of the Constitution - Preamble- Its significance and its place in the interpretation of the Constitution. Fundamental Rights - Directive Principles of State Policy - Relation between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles - Fundamental Duties. Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Both at Union and State Level. - Other Constitutional Authorities. Centre-State Relations - Legislative - Administrative and Financial. Services under the Union and the States. Emergency Provisions. Amendment Provisions of the Constitution |
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Social Welfare Legislations and Programmes |
Social Service Legislations like Right to Information Act, Prevention of atrocities against Women & Children, Food Security Act, Environmental Acts etc. and Social Welfare Programmes like Employment Guarantee Programme, Organ and Blood Donation etc. |
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RENAISSANCE IN KERALA Towards A New Society |
Introduction to English education - various missionary organizations and their functioning founding of educational institutions, factories.printing press etc. |
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Efforts To Reform The Society |
(A) Socio-Religious reform Movements SNDP Yogam, Nair Service Society, Yogakshema Sabha, Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham, Vaala Samudaya Parishkarani Sabha, Samathwa Samajam, Islam Dharma Paripalana Sangham, Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha, Sahodara Prasthanam etc. (B) Struggles and Social Revolts Upper cloth revolts. Channar agitation, Vaikom Satyagraha, Guruvayur Satyagraha, Paliyam Satyagraha. Kuttamkulam Satyagraha, Temple Entry Proclamation, Temple Entry Act .Malayali Memorial, Ezhava Memorial etc. Malabar riots, Civil Disobedience Movement, Abstention movement etc. |
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Role Of Press In Renaissance |
Malayalee, Swadeshabhimani, Vivekodayam, Mithavadi, Swaraj, Malayala Manorama, Bhashaposhini, Mathnubhoomi, Kerala Kaumudi, Samadarshi, Kesari, AI-Ameen, Prabhatham, Yukthivadi, etc |
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Awakening Through Literature |
Novel, Drama, Poetry, Purogamana Sahithya Prasthanam, Nataka Prashtanam, Library movement etc |
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Women And Social Change |
Parvathi Nenmenimangalam, Arya Pallam, A V Kuttimalu Amma, Lalitha Prabhu.Akkamma Cheriyan, Anna Chandi, Lalithambika Antharjanam and others |
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Leaders Of Renaissance |
Thycaud Ayya Vaikundar, Sree Narayana Guru, Ayyan Kali.Chattampi Swamikal, Brahmananda Sivayogi, Vagbhatananda, Poikayil Yohannan(Kumara Guru) Dr Palpu, Palakkunnath Abraham Malpan, Mampuram Thangal, Sahodaran Ayyappan, Pandit K P Karuppan, Pampadi John Joseph, Mannathu Padmanabhan, V T Bhattathiripad, Vakkom Abdul Khadar Maulavi, Makthi Thangal, Blessed Elias Kuriakose Chaavra, Barrister G P Pillai, TK Madhavan, Moorkoth Kumaran, C. Krishnan, K P Kesava Menon, Dr.Ayyathan Gopalan, C V Kunjuraman, Kuroor Neelakantan Namboothiripad, Velukkutty Arayan, K P Vellon, P K Chathan Master, K Kelappan, P. Krishna Pillai, A K Gopalan, T R Krishnaswami Iyer, C Kesavan. Swami Ananda Theerthan , M C Joseph, Kuttippuzha Krishnapillai and others. |
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Literary Figures |
Kodungallur Kunhikkuttan Thampuran, KeralaVarma Valiyakoyi Thampuran, Kandathil Varghese Mappila. Kumaran Asan, Vallathol Narayana Menon, Ulloor S Parameswara Iyer, G Sankara Kurup, Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, Chandu Menon, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. Kesav Dev, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, Ponkunnam Varky, S K Pottakkad and others |
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Sociology |
Nature, Scope and Significance; Relationship with History, Economics, Political Science, Anthropology and Psychology, Basic Concepts; Society, Community, Association, Social Structure, Status & Role, Norms and Values, Social Groups & Processes: Definition, Nature and types of Groups-Primary, Secondary & Reference Group; Processes-Co-operation, Conflict and Accommodation, Social Institutions: Marriage, Family, Kinship and Religion: their functions and features. |
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Society, Culture and Social Change |
Societies: types and Characteristics – Tribal, Rural, Urban, Industrial and Post-Industrial, Culture: Definition and Nature; TypesMaterial and Non -Material. Socialization: Its importance, Process and Stages. Social control : Its Types and means, Processes of Social Change : Characteristic features of Industrialisation, Modernisation, Globalization and Secularisation, Social Stratification: Concept and Bases ; Forms -Caste, Class, Power & Gender. |
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Methods in Social Research |
Social Research: Definition, Nature and purpose: Steps in Social Research; Problem of Objectivity and Subjectivity in Social Research, Research Method: Research Designs; Social Survey; Hypothesis – Types & Significance; Sampling and Sampling Procedure, Techniques of Data Collection; Types of Data; Techniques – Observation, Interview, Questionnaire, Schedule and Case Study, Statistical Analysis and Use of Computer in Social Research: Classification and Tabulation of data; Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median and Mode; Use of Computers in Social Research. |
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Social Problems in India |
Meaning and Definition; Importance of the Study of Social Problems; Sociological Perspectives on Social Problem, Structural; poverty, inequality of caste and gender, disharmony – religious, ethnic and regional, minorities, backward classes and dalits. Familial: dowry, domestic violence, divorce, intra and intergenerational conflict, problem of elderly Developmental: regional disparities, development induced displacement, ecological degradation and environmental pollution, consumerism, crisis of values. Disorganizational: crime & delinquency, white collar crime, corruption, changing profile of crime & criminals, drug addiction, suicide. |
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Social Work |
Definition, meaning,Objectives and Goals of social work, Principles and Assumptions of Social Work-Basic and ancillary methods of social work-Tools, Techniques, Skills and Abilities of a Professional social Work Practitioner-Curative, Correctional, Preventive and Developmental Functions of Social Work – Development Psychology – the major psychological & Social theories of development (Erik Erikson – Piaget – Kohlberg – Sigmund Freud) – Developmental tasks of Early and Late ChildhoodBiophysical, cognitive, psychological and social changes during Puberty – Adolescence: identity crisis, educational & vocational planning and major development changes |
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Working with individuals |
Philosophy, Principles and components of case work and ethical issues in case work practice -Phases of Helping process in Case work : Exploration, Engagement, Assessment & planning, Implementation and Goal Attainment, Termination and Evaluation -Different models of case work practice: Psychodynamic model, Behavioural Model, Psychosocial Model, General Systems Model, Humanistic Existential model-Skills and techniques of Case Work |
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Working with Group & Community |
objectives, scopes, purpose of social group work -Principles of Group work-Social Group Work Process: intake, study, goal-setting, intervention, evaluation – stages of Group Development-goal setting, group norm, problem solving, decision making, conflict resolution-programme as a tool, principles of programme planning, programme media, programme development process-Group Work models-Group Worker: role, functions, skills and qualitiesCommunity organization as a social work process-Models of Community Organisation: Social planning, Locality Development and Social Action and Neighbourhood development model-System change model- Structural change model. |
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Social Work Administration |
Concept of social work administration, Social work administration as a method, Tasks of Social work Administrator, Principles of social Work Administration-objectives, functions, Organisational Structure and Programmes of CSWB,SSWB and Department of Social Justice -Relevant Legislations – Probation of Offenders Act, 1956- Juvenile Justice ( Care and Protection ) Act 2000- Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation ) Act 1986 – Domestic Violence (Prohibition ) Act 2005, POCSO Act, 2012. |
