Department of Sociology
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About the Department
The Department of Sociology celebrates Silver Jubilee year of its existence since January 1993. The students were admitted to M.A and Ph.D programmes from 1993-94 academic year and the M.Phil programme was introduced from 1996-97. The Post-Graduate Diploma in Rural Development was launched from 2009-10. In the span of over two and half decades, the Department has trained a fairly large number of talented Post-graduate students drawn from different parts of the country. From its inception the Department has focused on understanding the complexities of modern social life through the application of advanced sociological theories and methods within an interdisciplinary framework building upon the traditions of the discipline. The students are encouraged to acquire critical reading, theoretical insights and research skills through rigorous training. The research areas undertaken by students and faculty members cover wide range of issues of public concern like the effects of economic development on society and culture, problems of weaker sections, gender and society, disaster management, environmental issues, social movements, minority studies, etc.
The Department equips students for a variety of careers including but not limited to: academics, civil services, activism and advocacy. The alumni are employed in reputed governmental as well as corporate organizations in India and abroad.
About Head of Department
Dr. C. Aruna
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Aruna Chinnappan joined Pondicherry University in 2002 as an Assistant Professor in Sociology. She is currently Professor and also head in-charge of the Centre for Women’s Studies (since August 2018). She was the core faculty of the UGC innovative programme on Sustainable Development (2005-2010) and Coordinator for P.G Diploma in Rural Development (2015-2016). She holds more than 18 years of progressive experience in research and teaching. Apart of the academic activities, she had been part of the administrative bodies of the University such as Court, Executive council and Academic council. She is also a member of Institutional Ethics Committee (Human Studies) for Intervention studies at JIPMER and expert member for gender sensitization programmes of the National Commission for Women. Her area of research interest is in the field of social networks and well-being of women and elderly. Internationally she has attended training programmes on social network analysis and life course perspective. Her recent research projects include ICSSR funded ‘Social Networks of Rural Elderly Women: Implications for Healthcare Services’(2018-19), Azim Premji University Research Grant on ‘Parental Involvement and Peer group Support for Academic Performance’ (2018-2020) and research study on ‘Migrant Women in Unorganized Sector with Special Reference to Puducherry (UT)’ (2019-2020) supported by National Commission for Women.
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Head: +91-413-2654-385
Office: +91-413-2654-384
Mail: head.soc@pondiuni.ac.in
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Computer Laboratory with internet facilities.
Rich collection of books, journals and reports in the Library.
Class room with modern instructional equipment.
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The Department equips students for a variety of careers including academics, civil services, activism and advocacy. The alumni are
employed in reputed governmental as well as corporate organizations in India and abroad.
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