Sociology of Sanitation

About The Book:- The book Sociology of Sanitation delineates the conceptual and theoretical formulations necessary for the study of sanitation. It develops some postulates that lead us to the various visible and invisible dimensions of sanitation. It uses data provided by various national and global agencies and presents a paradigm for Sociology of Sanitation. It examines how the sanitation situation prevailing in developing countries is not a of the sanitary environment prevailing in the western industrialized countries. Lack of sanitation not only increases the disease burden and cost of healthcare, it decreases the human capabilities causing huge economic loss and social disparity. Denial of appropriate sanitation facility is a denial of aspirations and opportunities related to liberty, equity, freedom and social justice. The worst victims of inadequate sanitation facilities in India are the people belonging to the socio-economically backward states. The members of socially disadvantaged groups like Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes witness multiple deprivations related to sanitation also. However, irrespective of the caste, class, religion or region, the women and children are the ultimate sufferers. The effort of the present author is to widen t he sociological imaginations related to sanitation by taking into consideration the gaps between the welfare agenda of the democratic countries and the inadequate implementation mechanisms. It conceptualizes the notions of planning deficit, development deficit and contestation deficit and deconstructs the discourses built up on historical, cultural and administrative world views. It is a comprehensive book containing eight chapters which deal with the different dimensions of sanitation related to public health, technology , planning and policy , forms of development, culture and social movements. About The Author:- Dr. Mohammad Akram (b. 6 October, 1971) is an Associate Professor and the Deputy Coordinator of the UGC funded DRS - I programme at Department of Sociology , Aligarh Muslim University , India. He has completed two UGC funded research projects on Migrant Construction Workers in western Uttar Pradesh and STDs among Tribal Population of Rajasthan and supervised several Ph.D. and M.Phil. candidates on variety of topics. He remained the National Convener of Research Committee 12 (Health, Population and Society) of Indian Sociological Society for four years. He has authored two books titled as Sociology of Health and Tribal Health and edited two volumes titled as Health Dynamics and Marginalized Communities and Maternal Health in India: Contemporary Issues and Challenges. He has presented research papers in several international and national conferences. He has more than thirty published research papers in peer reviewed journals and edited volumes. He is a member of International Sociological Association (ISA) and several other academic associations. He has seventeen years of teaching experience at post graduate and under graduate levels. He is teaching several courses on Sociology of Health, Sociology of Development, Social Policy and Planning, and Political Sociology. Recently, he has published several papers on sanitation issues in India. Contents:- Foreword by Dr Bindeshwar Pathak 9 Preface 13 1. Sociology of Sanitation: An Introduction 21 2. Sanitation, Health and Environment 53 3. Sanitation and Technology 83 4. Sanitation and Culture 107 5. Sanitation and Planned Development 125 6. Sanitation Programmes in India 151 7. Sanitation Reforms and Social Movement 171 8. Sanitation and Sulabh Initiatives 193 Appendix 215 The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 Index 241 The Title 'Sociology of Sanitation written by Mohammad Akram' was published in the year 2015. The ISBN number 9789351281566 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 247 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Sociology