Research Projects

Department of Sociology

Research

Nature & type of research 

Thrust Area of Research:

  1. Indian Society
  2. Sociology of Education
  3. Industrial Relations
  4. Study of Marginalized Groups
  5. Women’s Studies
  6. Social Problems
  7. Community Studies
  8. Development Studies
  9. Rural and Urban Studies
  10. Tribal and Indigenous Studies

Fieldwork, Village Survey and Social Exposure

S.NO

Name of the candidate

Name of the Supervisor(s)/ Co-Supervisor(s)

Title

Year

1

Mr. Y. Ravindranath Rao

Dr. Mohammed Peer

Dept. of Sociology

Mangalore University

Mangalagangothri.

SOCIAL CHANGE AMONG TRIBALS: A CASE STUDY OF KUDUBI’S OF DAKSHINA

KANNADA

18.11.1995

2

Mr. Saukath Azim

CHANGING ROLE AND STATUS OF MUSLIM WOMEN – A STUDY OF MANGALORE CITY

22.11.1995

3

Mr. Richard Pais

Dr. G.K. Karanth

SCHEDULED CASTES, EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL MOBILITY (A CASE STUDY OF

SCS IN MANGALORE)

23.09.1996

4

Mr. Shreedhara Gowda P

Dr. Mohammed Peer

Dept. of Sociology

Mangalore University

Mangalagangothri.

SOCIAL CHANGE AMONG MALEKUDIYA IN DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT.

27.11.1996

5

Ms. Anita Kumari

A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CHILD

LABOUR IN D.K. DISTRICT

05.05.1997

6

Mr. B. Ashoka

POLICE-PUBLIC RELATIONS –

SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE POLICE AND PUBLIC OF DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA

30.06.2000

7

Dhruva Basavaraj Jyothi

Dr. Jogan Shankar

Sociologist,

O/o general Manager(R&R)

Upper Krishna Project

Bagalkot

SOCIAL CHANGE AMONG THE BEDAS: A

SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY

23.1.2001

8

Gurulingaiah M.

SOCIAL MOBILITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

AMONG KADU GOLLAS: A

SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY.

 

26.2.2001

9

Vinay Rajath D.

SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND

STRATIFICATION AMONG THE

CATHOLICS OF DAKSHINA KANNADA

26.2.2001

10

Govindaraju B.M.

Dr. Mohammed Peer

Dept. of Sociology

Mangalore University

Mangalagangothri.

A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF WOMEN IN SLUM AREAS: A CASE STUDY OF MANGALORE CITY

20.08.2001

11

Mr. H. Basker

LEVELS AND DETERMINANTS OF REPRODUCTIVE MORBIDITY IN RURAL PARTS OF BELLARY AND HASSAN DISTRICTS, KARNATAKA STATE

12.10.2001

12

Duggappa Kajekar

Dr. Jogan Shankar

Sociologist,

O/O. General Manager(R&R)

Upper Krishna Project

Bagalkot

Kulals in Dakshina Kannada: A Sociological Study

04.02.2002

13

Smt. Malini Mukund

Dr. Mohammed Peer

Dept. of Sociology

Mangalore University

Mangalagangothri.

A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HEART DISEASE

17.03.2003

14

Sri Giridhar Rao M.S.

NURSING AS A FEMININE PROFESSION: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY.

08.04.2003

15

Mrs. Nalini M.S.

PROBLEMS OF AGEING AMONG WOMEN: A CASE STUDY OF MANGALORE CITY.

14.09.2004

16

Ms. Seema G.K.

Dr. Jogan Shankar

Dept. of Sociology

Mangalore University

Mangalagangothri.

STATUS OF FISHER WOMEN : A CASE STUDY OF WOMEN IN MOGAVEERA

FISHING HOUSEHOLDS

27.11.2004

17

Suchithra S.R

 

“Inter Caste Married Couples in  Mangalore  City : A   Sociological Study”.

 

 

20.07.2006

18

Harshitha.K.

 

Dr. Anita Ravishankar

Reader, Dept. of Sociology

Mangalore University.

“Paid work and Empowerment of Women: A Case Study of Mangalore”

28.10.2006

19

Mrs. Jayamala N.

Dr. Gurulingaiah M.

Reader & Chairman

Department of Sociology

Mangalore University.

“NGO’s & Rural Women: A Case Study of Jana Vikasha Yojana of Shri Dharmastala Rural Development Project”. (SKDRDP)

01.12.2006

20

Mr. Chethan

 

Dr. Jogan Shankar

Dept. of Sociology

Mangalore University

Mangalagangothri.

EXCISE TAX AND ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS : A CASE STUDY OF KARNATAKA

02.12.2006

21

Mr. Veerendra

“Prostitution in Mangalore City: A Sociological Study”

01.04.2008

22

Ms. Suneetha

 

“Billava Community: A Sociological Study”

19.12.2008

23

Mr. Chavan M.

“A Sociological Study of Lambani Community in Bagalkot District”

12.05.2009

24

Mr. Abdul Hameed V. P.

 

Dr. Gurulingaiah M.

Reader & Chairman

Department of Sociology

Mangalore University.

“Social Change Among Mappilas: A Case Study of Malabar Region”

   18.10.2008

25

G. Robert Clive

 

Dr. Anita Ravishankar

Reader

Department of Sociology

Mangalore University.

“Non Governmental Organizations & Women Empowerment Strategies-A Case Study of an NGO in Tamilnadu”

12.05.2009

26

Ms. Yashaswini

Prof. Jogan Shankar

Dept. of Sociology

Mangalore University

Mangalagangothri.

“The Problem and Prospectus of Working Women in Mangalore City”

25.03.2010

27

Sreekumar C.

 

Dr. Anita Ravishankar

Reader

Department of Sociology

Mangalore University.

“Socio- Economic Adjustments of Oral Cancer Patients in the Rural Population of Kerala State”

4.6.2010

28

Mr.Ajith Jude D.Souza,

Dr. Anita Ravishankar

Reader

Department of Sociology

Mangalore University.

QUALITY OF LIFE OF ELDERLY IN RURAL DAKSHINA KANNADA

13.12.2010

29

Mr. Ronald Antony

Prof. M. Gurulingaiah,

“Socio-Psychological Adjustment of the Retired Persons in the Urban Settings: A Sociological Study”

13.12.2010

30

Mr. Chandrashekar R.V.

Prof. Jogan Shankar

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30.11.2011

31

Gayathri N.

Prof. M. Gurulingaiah,

Dept. of

Sociology, Kuvempu University,

Shankaraghatta-577451, Shimoga

SELF HELP GROUPS AND EMPOWERMENT

OF TRIBAL WOMEN:A SOCIOLOGICAL

STUDY IN DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT

02.01.2012

32

Mr. Kiran Prasad B.

Prof. M. Gurulingaiah,

Dept. of Sociology, Kuvempu University,

Shankaraghatta-577451, Shimoga

SOCIAL CHANGE AMONG KEMBATTI

COMMUNITY : A

SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY

24.01.2012

33

Denita Usha Prabha

Prof. Jogan Shankar,

“The Role of Kudmul Ranga Rao in the Empowerment of Depressed Classes in Coastal Karnataka-A Study”.

30.5.2012

34

Nagaraja S.

Prof. M. Gurulingaiah,

Dept. of Sociology,

Kuvempu University,

Shankaraghatta-577451, Shimoga

“Tribal Women in Panchayat Raj Institutions: A Case Study in Karnataka”.

17.12.2012

35

Ravichandran Nair K.

“Social Mobility among Fishing Community: A Case Study in Kasaragod District of Kerala State”.

01.02.2013

36

Severen Miniges

Prof. Jogan Shankar

Dept. of Sociology

Mangalore University

Mangalagangothri.

“Institutionalization of the Aged – A Sociology Study”

04-02-2014

37

Vyshali U.

“Scheduled Caste Women in Panchayati Raj Institutions: A Case Study in Dakshina  Kannada and Udupi Districts”

04-02-2014