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Introduction to Sociology

Introduction to Sociology. Instructor: Prof. A. K. Sharma, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur. This course covers lessons on sociological approaches, nature of society, definition classification of family, perspectives of family, concept of power, need for work, bases of religion, social change, population and society, perspectives in sociology and ethnography in India. (from nptel.ac.in)

Lecture 23 - Social Stratification: Social Inequality and Stratification

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Lecture 01 - What is Sociology?

Lecture 02 - Sociological Approaches

Lecture 03 - Nature of Society: Individuals and Groups

Lecture 04 - Nature of Society: Cooperation and Conflict

Lecture 05 - Family: Definition and Classification of Family

Lecture 06 - Family: Perspectives on Family

Lecture 07 - State: Definition of State

Lecture 08 - State: State in India

Lecture 09 - State: The Concept of Power

Lecture 10 - State: Functionalist and Marxist Perspectives on Power

Lecture 11 - Sociology of Work: Need for Work

Lecture 12 - Sociology of Work: Social Change and Work

Lecture 13 - Sociology of Work: Development of Work

Lecture 14 - Sociology of Work: Capitalism and Motivation for Work

Lecture 15 - Religion: Social Conditions and Religious Thought

Lecture 16 - Religion: Bases of Religion

Lecture 17 - Religion: Forms of Religious Beliefs

Lecture 18 - Religion: Explanation of Religion

Lecture 19 - Religion: Religion and Society

Lecture 20 - Religion: Contributions of Marx and Weber

Lecture 21 - Education: Concept of Education

Lecture 22 - Education: Functions of Education

Lecture 23 - Social Stratification: Social Inequality and Stratification

Lecture 24 - Social Stratification: Explanations of Social Stratification

Lecture 25 - Social Stratification: Theories and Facts

Lecture 26 - Social Stratification: Stratification in India

Lecture 27 - Deviance: Concept of Deviance

Lecture 28 - Deviance: Perspectives on Deviance

Lecture 29 - Deviance: Theories of Deviance

Lecture 30 - Social Change: Concept of Social Change

Lecture 31 - Social Change: Theories of Social Change

Lecture 32 - Social Change: Social Change in Industrial Society

Lecture 33 - Social Change: Urbanization and Related Issues in Social Change

Lecture 34 - Population: Malthusian Theory of Population

Lecture 35 - Population: Population and Society

Lecture 36 - Perspectives in Society

Lecture 37 - Perspectives in Society (cont.)

Lecture 38 - Social Problems and Theory

Lecture 39 - Sociological Methods

Lecture 40 - Sociological Methods: Ethnography

Lecture 41 - Sociological Methods: Ethnography in India