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Arts > Social Science Dept > Department of Sociology

Research

Faculty members are engaged in research on a range of themes including:
Research by faculty in the following areas
1. Social movements
2. Gender Studies
3. Dalit Studies
4. Impact of globalization on the poor
5. Environment and Society in India
6. Multiculturalism
7. Agrarian Structure and Movements
8. Sociology of Tourism
9. Indian Diaspora

The details of their projects, as also their publications are listed in their profiles under Academic Staff.
The Dept. has published 4 Occasional Papers in the recent years:

-*Sukhdeo Thorat, Reservation in Private Sector: Why and How, Occasional Paper Series 1, Aug 2005
*Virginius Xaxa, Tribes, Forest and Livelihood, Occasional Paper Series 2, Jan 2007
*P.G.Jogdand & Prashant Bansode, Social Justice Philanthropy in India: A response of the Corporate Sector of Mumbai, Occasional Paper Series 3, Jan 2007
*S.M.Michael, Conversion, Social Mobility and Empowerment: View from Below, Oct 2007

List of PhD students enrolled in the Department

Name of the Student	Topic	Guide
Agnihotri, Kalpana Sanjay	Globalization Impact on the Indian Metropolitan Sociological Study in Mumbai	Dr. PS Vivek
Aliasghar, Maghsodi	Co-operative Movement in Iran : A Study in Democratic Participation	Prof. SK Bhowmik
Ayyar, Varsha V.	A Sociological Study of Slum Dwellers in Mumbai Focussing on Dalit Woman	Prof. SK Bhowmik
Chandiramani, Kajal	Empowerment of Women Make It Happen	Prof. PG Jogdand
Fulekar, SH	Beggars in Bhandara District : A Case Study	Prof. PG Jogdand
Jagtap, VN	Study of Migrant Groups & Poverty With Special Reference to the Unorganized Informal Sector in Mumbai	Prof. SK Bhowmik
Joseph, MK	The Ganjhus in Jharkhand � A Sociological Study of a Dalit Community	Dr. SM Michael
Joseph, Tomy	The Musahars : Cultural Life of a Dalit Community in Bihar	Dr. SM Michael
Kamble, Ramesh	Dalit Identity in a Metropolis : A Study of Buddhist Matangs and Charmarkars in Mumbai	Prof. SK Bhowmik
Karad, Jagannath H.	Occupational Mobility Among the SCs in Maharashtra : A Case Study of Kolhapur City	Prof. PG Jogdand
Kunda, Nilakanth Pramila	Gender Perspective Expressed in Issue Based Indian Documentary Films during 1985 to 2000 : A Sociological Analysis	Prof. PG Jogdand
Kurian, Raju	Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) :Social Relations and Challenges	Prof. SK Bhowmik
Kurkute, AA	A Sociological Study of the Blind in Mumbai	Dr. BV Bhosale
Madhiwale, Neha	Gender and Public Health	Prof. Indra Munshi
Mansukhani, Sonam Raju	Informal Relationships in Formal Organisations : Relevance of Informal Relationships to Decision Making in a Structured Organization	Dr. PS Vivek
Mukundan, KP Asha	The Welfare Module in the Government run Children�s Residential Institutions in the State of Maharashtra	Prof. SK Bhowmik
Munjial, Monica	Status of Employed Muslim Women in Informal & Formal Sector : A Sociological Study in Pune City	Dr. BV Bhosale
Nelson, KJ	Environment Compensation and Resistance: Study of the State Repression of Logos Island in South Eastern Nigeria	Dr. BV Bhosale
Nigudkar, Pramod Vasant	A Sociological Study of AIDS Epidemic in India With Special Reference to Mumbai	Dr. BV Bhosale
Nikam, Gautam	Sociology of Conversion : A comparative Study of Mahar Christians & Mahar Buddhists	Dr. SM Michael
Patwardhan, Manjusha	Issues of Employed Women in Unconventional Public Spaces with Unusual Working Hours in Mumbai	Prof. Kamala Ganesh
Phadke, Sharayu Mahadeo	Role of Peer Group and Problem of Absenteeism Stagnation and Dropout.	Dr. SM Michael
Sane, Neeta	Socio-Economic Conditions of Sweepers in Maharashtra : A Sociological Study of Sweepers in Selected Urban-Rural Areas	Prof. PG Jogdand
Sethna Zarin Ratan	Parsee Identity, Vis a Vis �Non Parsees� :Perceptions and Interactions	Prof. Kamala Ganesh
Sibal, Vatika	Aged in Urban Families : A Case Study of the Aged in Goan & Punjabi Families in Mumbai	Dr. S.M. Michael
SharafKhani Jafar	A Comparative study of Youth Participation in the Political Activities of Iran and India	Dr. B.V.Bhosale
Sodder, Menon	Culture as Celebration of an Experience : A Case Study of Christians in Mumbai	Dr. SM Michael
Tendulkar, Anagha Suresh	Community Care for Elderly in Mumbai	Prof. PG Jogdand