Demography, Gender and Reproductive Health
An Introduction to Population Studies in India
Mumbai, Maharashtra
The International Institute for Population Science (IIPS), Mumbai, India in collaboration with the Nordic Centre in India (NCI) is organizing a four week intensive course on demography, gender and reproductive health. It is a multi-disciplinary course that is open for under-graduate and graduate students from the Nordic countries.
Follow this introduction of IIPS!
Aim
The purpose of the proposed short-term course is two fold. First, it is aimed at acquainting the undergraduate or graduate students from diverse background with the basic knowledge of population studies, with an emphasis on Indian population trends in comparative perspective. Second, the course introduces the recent developments within the intersecting fields of demography, reproductive health and gender research. The course has been designed keeping specifically participants from the Nordic countries in mind.
Each lecture will be one and a half hour long, with two lectures arranged everyday. The following themes will be discussed:
- Introduction to Demography
- Indian Society
- History And Geography Of India
- Indian Polity
- Indian Economy And Development
- Population Growth, Distribution and Characteristics
- Fertility : Conceptual Analysis and Indian Scenario
- Mortality: Conceptual Analysis and Indian Scenario
- Demographic Transition In India
- Health Conditions In India
- Migration Patterns And Trends In India
- Urbanization and Urban Problems In India
- Basic concepts in Gender
- Feminist movement in India
- Sex Ratio: Past- Present and Future
- Gender Inequality In India With Special Emphasis on Son Preference
- Marriage and dowry: Indian situation
- Childlessness: Gender Implications
- Maternal Mortality: Issues And Concerns
- Domestic Violence: Gender Perspective
- Gender Inequality in Development
- Reproductive and Child Health Status In India
- Cultural Practices in Reproductive Health
- Family Planning And Abortion
- Gender Concerns in Health Care
- HIV/Aids In India: Gendered Perspective
- Male Involvement In Reproductive Health: Indian Scenario
- Transgendered Community In India: Issues And Concerns
- Prostitution and Health Concerns: Indian Context
- Gender in Indian Media
- Ethical Issues In Reproductive Health
- Population policy: Indian perspective
Study Tours
Participants will go for a study tour outside of Mumbai for about three days to visit some NGOs engaged in intervention activities in the area of population and reproductive health. Apart from this, participants will also have field visits to the slums of Mumbai where health
intervention activities are in progress, as well as visits to NGOs and
institutions engaged in reproductive health programs such as the FPAI(Family Planning Association of India).
Participation in both field work and daily classes are mandatory.
You can have a look at 2011's course schedule here.
The teaching would involve classroom lectures, group work, assignments and fieldwork. Assignments include a term paper, field report and group discussion.
Group Presentation: groups consisting of four/five students will be given a theme at the beginning of the course for the purpose of making a 15 minutes presentation that will be followed by 10 minutes of open discussion in the last week of the course.
Field Visit Report: a 1000 word exercise based on any topic introduced in two major field visits.
Credits
The participants will be awarded 7.5 ECTS (or equivalent) after the completion of the course.
One can also choose to earn 10 ECTS for the same course by doing some extra coursework (an article review) in the same period of time. Further details will be provided to interested applicants.
Costs
The costs will be INR 65 000 (currency converter). The sum covers all local costs, including the course fee, board and lodging, fieldtrips and use of the University’s library and medical facilities.
The participants will have to cover their own travel expenses to and from Mumbai, visa application, and medical and travel insurance.
Applications and Selections
Each member university will nominate its own candidates. Details regarding procedure, deadlines and contact persons can be found here.
For any queries related to the course please contact NCI Programme Manager, Christabel Royan.
Final selections will be made by IIPS.
The application should consist of:
- A letter stating why you wish to take part in the course, your university background (or equivalent), and contact details.
- A certificate of university registration (a copy of the student card or any other documentation).
- A CV or other related material.
Co-ordinators for IIPS
The course will be co-ordinated by Dr. Kailash Chandra Das,
Associate Professor, Department of Migration and Urban Studies, IIPS, Govandi Station Road,
Deonar, Mumbai- 400088 Email: kcdas@iips.net or daskc@yahoo.com,
Tel: +91-22-42372424, and
Dr. P. K. Murthy,
Associate Professor, Department of Fertility Studies, IIPS, Govandi Station Road,
Deonar, Mumbai- 400088. Emil: pkmurthy@iips.net or pkmurthy2001@yahoo.com,
Tel: +91-22-42372406
Literature
Compulsory readings
Bende, Asha A. and Tara Kanitkar (2003), Principles of Population Studies, Sixteenth Revised Edition, Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House.
Basu, Alaka M. (1992), Culture, The Status of Women and Demographic Behaviour, New York: Oxford University.
Jeffery, Patricia and R. Jeffery (1997), Population Gender and Politics: Demographic Change in Rural North India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Pachauri, S. (ed. 1999), Implementing a Reproductive Health Agenda in India: The Beginning, New Delhi: Population Council.
Raju, S. and Leonard, A. (eds) (2004), Men as Supportive Partners in Reproductive Health, New Delhi: Population Council.
Srinivas, M.N. et al. (1977), Dimensions of Social Change in India. Bombay: Allied Publishers.
Recommended readings
Anker, R. (1997), Gender and Jobs: Sex Segregation of Occupations in the World, Geneva: ILO.
Bhasin K. (1993), What is Ppatriarchy?, New Delhi: Kali for Women Publishers.
Bhasin K. (2000), Understanding Gender, New Delhi: Kali for Women Publishers. Bogue, D. (1969), Principles of Demography, New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Das Gupta, Monica (1987) “Selective Discrimination against Female Children in Rural Punjab, India”, Population and Development Review, vol. 13(1), pp. 77-100.
Dreze, Jean and Sen Amartya (1995), India: Economic and Social Opportunity, New York: Oxford University Press.
Dreze, Jean and Amartya Sen (2002), India: Development and Participation. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Dyson, Tim and Mick Moore (1983).“On Kinship Structure, Female Autonomy, and Demographic Behavior in India”, Population and Development Review, vol. 9(1), pp. 35-6
Dyson, Tim; Robert Cassen and Leela Visaria (2004), Twenty First Century India: Population Economy, Human Development and the Environment, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Flavia, Agnes (2000), Law and Gender Inequalities: The Policies of Women’s Right in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Government of India (2000), National Population Policy, New Delhi: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Hess, B.B. and M.M. Ferree (1987), Analyzing Gender: A Handbook of Social Science Research. London: Sage Publications.
Jeffery, Roger and Alka M. Basu (eds.), (1996), Girls Schooling, Women’s Autonomy and Fertility Changes in South Asia, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Jejeebhoy S. (1996), Women’s Education, Autonomy and Reproductive Behavior: Assessing What We Have Learned, Hawaii: East West Centre.
Jones, Gavin and Pravin Visaria (eds) (1997), Urbanization in Large Developing Countries: China, Indonesia, Brazil and India, Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Kapadia, K.M. (1986), Marriage and Family in India, Calcutta: Oxford University Press.
Kuppuswamy B. (1990), Social Change in India. Revised Edition. Delhi: Konarak.
Miller, Barbara, D. (ed.) (1993), Sex and Gender Hierarchies, New York: Cambridge University Press.
Pathak, K.B and F. Ram (1992), Techniques of Demographic Analysis, Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House.
Presser, Harriet B. (1997), “Demography, Feminism and the Science-policy Nexus”, Population and Development Review, vol. 23(2), pp. 295-331.
Sekher,T.V. and N. Hatti (2007), ‘Vulnerable Daughters in a Modernizing Society: From ‘Son Preference’ to ‘Daughter Discrimination’ in Rural South India”, in I. Attane and C.Z. Guilmoto (eds.), Watering the Neighbors Garden: The Growing Demographic Female Deficit in Asia, Paris: CICRED.
Sen, Gita; Adreinne Germain and Lincoln C. Chen (eds.), (1994), Population Policies Reconsidered: Health and Empowerment and Rights, Harvard: Harvard University Press.
Sopher, David (1980), An Exploration of India: Geographical Perspective on Society and Culture, New York: Cornell University Press.
Weeks, John R. (2005), Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues, Ninth Edition, Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
The reading materials will be made available to the participants.