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Introduction to Sociology

Prof. A.K. Sharma · IIT Kanpur

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Lectures

Introduction to Sociology

  1. Lecture-01 What is sociology? Video
  2. Lecture-02 Sociological approaches Video
  3. Lecture-03Nature of society: Individuals and groups Video
  4. Lecture-04 Cooperation and conflict Video
  5. Lecture-05 Family-I: Definition and classification of family Video
  6. Lecture-06 Family-II: Perspectives on family Video
  7. Lecture-07 State-I: Definition of state Video
  8. Lecture-08 State-II: State in India Video
  9. Lecture-09 State-III: The concept of power Video
  10. Lecture-10 State-IV: Functionalist and Marxist perspectives on power Video
  11. Lecture-11 Sociology of work-I: Need for work Video
  12. Lecture-12 Sociology of work-II: Social change and work Video
  13. Lecture-13 Sociology of work-III: Development and work Video
  14. Lecture-14 Sociology of work-IV: Capitalism and motivation for work Video
  15. Lecture-15 Religion-I: Social conditions and religious thought Video
  16. Lecture-16 Religion-II: Bases of religion Video
  17. Lecture-17 Religion-III: Forms of religious beliefs Video
  18. Lecture-18What is sociology? Video
  19. Lecture-19 Religion-V: Religion and society Video
  20. Lecture-20 Religion-VI: Contributions of Marx and Weber Video
  21. Lecture-21 Education-I: Concept of education? Video
  22. Lecture-22 Education-II: Functions of education Video
  23. Lecture-23 Social stratification-I: Social inequality and stratification Video
  24. Lecture-24 Social stratification-II: Explanations of social stratification Video
  25. Lecture-25 Social stratification-III: Theories and facts Video
  26. Lecture-26 Social stratification-IV: Stratification in India Video
  27. Lecture-27 Deviance-I: Concept of deviance Video
  28. Lecture-28 Deviance-II: Perspectives on deviance Video
  29. Lecture-29 Deviance-III: Theories of deviance Video
  30. Lecture-30 Social change-I: Definition of social change Video
  31. Lecture-31 Social change-II: Theories of social change Video
  32. Lecture-32 Social change-III: Social change in industrial society Video
  33. Lecture-33 Social change-IV: Urbanization and related issues in social change Video
  34. Lecture-34 Population-I: Malthusian theory of population Video
  35. Lecture-35 Population-II: Population and Society Video
  36. Lecture-36 Perspectives in Sociology-I Video
  37. Lecture-37 Perspectives in Sociology-II Video
  38. Lecture-38 Social Problems and Theory Video
  39. Lecture-39 Sociological methods-I Video
  40. Lecture-40 Sociological methods-II: Ethnography Video
  41. Lecture-41 Sociological methods-III: Ethnography in India Video

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Institution
IIT Kanpur
Department
Humanities and Social Sciences
Teacher
Prof. A.K. Sharma
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
NPTEL
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