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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)

What is Sociology?


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

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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, family, power, religion, work, social change, and perspectives in sociology.