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Social Map Venn Diagramme Mobility Map Agricultural Time Line Time Trend
Social Map Venn Diagramme Mobility Map Agricultural Time Line Time Trend
Social Map
Venn Diagramme
Mobility Map
Agricultural Time Line
Time Trend
Bharat S. Sontakki (bharatss@naarm.ernet.in)
Social Mapping
•Adoption
•Rejection PLAN
TD
Social issues •Discontinuance TAR
•Overadoption TTr
Technology map
Social Map
It is a participatory visual map of the village.
Drawn by villagers under facilitation of PRA
team to present and discuss about various
facets of village social life.
It enables to understand village social life in
terms of structure, location and distribution of
households and other important social centres
like chaupal, places of worship, places of
social interaction, etc.
Purpose
To study, understand and analyze village
social life in terms of
social structure/stratification,
social processes,
social facilities,
socially relevant issues and
social problems of the village.
Issues Covered
Location and ownership of dwellings and
buildings
Social stratification
Pattern of influence: who dominates, for what
Institutions
Value systems
Leadership pattern
Social norms
Issues Covered
Social issues and problems
Social interaction (cooperation/competition
/conflict)
Dependency ratio
Ownership of assets and cattle
Beneficiaries of development programmes
Health characteristics
Literacy levels
Key Questions
What are the approximate boundaries of the village
with regard to social interaction and social services?
Promotion
Influence
Technologies Instn 1
Villagers
Instn 3
Venn Diagram
Highlights importance and influence
patterns of key individuals & institutions in
various aspects of village life.
No Relationship
Information flow
Some Cooperation
Considerable Cooperation
How do we indicate relationship patterns
Circles are
independent No Relationship
Circles touch
each other Information Flow
ACTIVITY LEGEND
Job/Farming
Health/Medical
Market/Marketing $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Education
Entertainment
Mobility table of the village
Objectives