This book is departing from over dominance of facts in social science to development of conceptual perspectives about the various aspects associated with our everyday life. This book also provides relief to not only learner moreover to the discipline of social science to take breath separate and beyond the hegemony of science.\nThis book is presented in four parts, though author is more convinced to have a collective writing regarding social science but the current available discourse forced to present this book in given for domains named History, Geography, Social and Political Science and pedagogical perspectives and issues.\nAll four units of this book are written comprehensively with reader friendly language, which facilitate them to understand the concept. Along with this simplicity, book also provides cognitive challenges to reader to develop critical understanding about the concept. Critical ability to understand knowledge facilitates leaners to transfer knowledge from one situation to another\n\n• As per the CTET & TETs examination curriculum\n• A comprehensive understanding about the concerns, theories and concepts associated to teaching-learning of Social Science\n• Includes previous years’ solved papers \n• Model Test Papers for Paper I & Paper II for practice.\nIncludes practice questions after each chapter.. \n\nContents\n\nUnit I – HISTORY \n1) When, where and How\n2) Earliest Human Civilization and Processes\n3) State Formation and Social Change\n4) Emperies, Social and Cultural Exchange\n5) Change and Continuity\n6) Emergence of New Power and Social Change\n7) Era of Rapid Changes\n8) Nationalist Movement and Social Reform\n9) India after Independence\n\nUnit II – GEOGRAPHY\n1) Understanding Geography\n2) Earth in Solar System\n3) Globe\n4) Environment\n5) Air\n6) Water\n7) Agriculture\n8) Resources\n9) Human Environment\n\nUnit III – SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE \n1) Understanding Diversity\n2) Government\n3) Making a Living\n4) Democracy\n5) Understanding Media\n6) Understanding Gender Perspective\n7) The Constitution\n8) Parliamentary Government\n9) Social Justice and the Marginalized\n\nUnit IV – PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES\n1) What is Pedagogy?\n2) Issues and Challenges of Teaching– Learning Social Science\n3) Discourse of Classroom Practices and Activities \n4) Developing Critical Thinking \n5) Primary and Secondary Sources\n6) Evaluation in Social Science
