SOC603 - Sociology of Development

Due Date: 27-01-2020 Objective SEMESTER Fall 2019 Sociology of Development (SOC603) Assignment No. 02 The Concept of Poverty Assignment marks: 20 Upon completion of this assignment, students will be able to define the concept of poverty and understand the causes of poverty at national level. Background Poverty is a relative term a condition that can only be defined by comparing the circumstances of one group of people or an entire economy with another one. There is a difference between poverty and absolute poverty. There are two predominant definitions of poverty. • The subsistence concept of poverty • Poverty as relative deprivation Question: Being a student of sociology of development you are required to define and explain the two predominant definitions of poverty with the help of real life examples. Also give the references. Q2: Briefly explain any two major causes of poverty in Pakistan. Marking Scheme Q1: Marks: 10 Definition - 2 marks for each Explanation – 3 marks for each Q2: Marks: 8 Causes – 4 marks for each References – 2 marks Note: Only in the case of Assignment, 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties which may be faced by the students on last date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience. Important Instructions: Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution. Deadline: • Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No assignment will be accepted through e-mail once the solution has been uploaded by the instructor. Formatting guidelines: • Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”. • It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word. • Use black and blue font colors only. Solution guidelines: • Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an analytical assignment. • Give the answer according to question. • For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch the video lectures and use other reference books also. Rules for Marking • • • • Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if: It has been submitted after due date The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word) It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc…

Assignment marks: 20 SEMESTER Fall 2019 Sociology of Development (SOC603) Assignment No. 01 Human Development in the United Nation’s Agenda Objective Upon completion of this assignment, students will be able to understand the way human development is measured by the United Nations and why Pakistan is at lower rank at this index. Background The Human Development Index (HDI) is a tool used to measure a country’s overall achievements in its social and economic dimensions. It was developed by Pakistani economist Dr. Mahbub ul Haq and was used by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to measure a country’s development. A country scores a higher HDI when the life expectancy indicator i.e., lifespan, the education level and the gross national income GNI per capita (PPP) is higher. The human development index examines three important criteria/dimensions of economic development. • Health • Education • Standard of living The health dimension is assessed by life expectancy at birth; the education dimension is measured by mean years of schooling for adults aged 25 years and more and expected years of schooling for children of school entering age. The standard of living dimension is measured by gross national income per capita (PPP). Questions: Being a student of Sociology of Development, you are required to pick any one country with the highest HDI and explain all three dimensions of that country in the table given below. Sr. No. Dimensions Explanation 1. Health 2. Education 3. Standard of Living Q2. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and the gross national income (GNI) per capita indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. 4 Tiers are: Very high human development: 1 to 58 countries High human development: 59 to 112 countries Medium human development: 113 to 151 countries Low human development: 152 to 189 countries Pakistan ranks 150 among 189 countries with an HDI value of 0.562 which places the country in the medium human development category in year 2018. Reports indicate that Pakistan has gone down, from 149 to 150th spot in the year 2017. Looking at this situation, you are required to give any five reasons for slow progress of Pakistan in the human development. Marking Scheme Q1: Marks: 5*3=15 Q2: Marks: 5 Note: Only in the case of Assignment, 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties which may be faced by the students on last date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience. Important Instructions: Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution. Deadline: • Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No assignment will be accepted through e-mail once the solution has been uploaded by the instructor. Formatting guidelines: • Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”. • It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word. • Use black and blue font colors only. Solution guidelines: • Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an analytical assignment. • Give the answer according to question. • For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch the video lectures and use other reference books also. Rules for Marking Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if: • It has been submitted after due date • The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt • It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word) • It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc…