LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIALWORK

THIRD SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2003

SW 3980 /  916–IV – CHILDREN IN INDIA

03.11. 2003                                                                                                    Max.   : 100 Marks

1.00 – 4.00

SECTION – A

 

Answer all questions. Answer should not exceed 50 words.                       (10 x 2 = 20 marks)

1. What is child trafficking? Give an example.
2. What are the four fundamental rights of the child according to the U.N. Convention?
3. List any four Articles in the Indian Constitution that seek to protect the rights of the child.
4. List any four Tamil Nadu govt’s programmes for children.
5. What are the objectives of T.N. forces?
6. Match the Following concepts with the authors associated with them.

 

A		B
1.	Child attachment theory	a	Watson
2.	Positive Feedback Theory	b	Freud
3.	Oral fixation	c	W. Dyer
4.	Learnt Behaviour	d	Bowlby

 

7. List any four categories of children who can be considered as ‘children with special needs’
8. List any four ways in which the media can have a negative impact on children.
9. List any four social legislations that take care of the interests of the child.
10. State the following national figures as per the 2001 Census data
11. Infant Mortality rate b) Sex Ratio c) Children affected with HIV / AIDS
12. Child population below 14 years

SECTION – B

Answer any FOUR questions. Answer to each question should not exceed 300 words.

(10 x 4 = 40 marks)

 

11. What are the dangers faced by the child who is involved in begging? Why is it difficult to control the problem of child beggary.
12. Explain the working of any one Network in Tamil Nadu that promotes the rights of the child.
13. How does the ‘Inclusive Education Approach’ help the child with disabilities? Explain with a case study.
14. List the various psycho-social factors that induce a child to resort to the streets for his / her survival.
15. Critically examine the working of the Child Help Line Service in Chennai.

SECTION – C

 

Answer any two questions. Answer to each question should not exceed 900 words.

(20 x 2 = 40 marks)

 

17. “The Female child in India faces double discrimination at every state of her life”. Explain.

 

18. What are the various forms of violation of child rights as assessed by the social workers of the child Abuse prevention project of the ICCW? Discuss, giving suitable case studies.

 

19. Analyse the causes, type and problems of child labour. Suggest measures to deal with the problem of child labour.

 

 

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