# Introduction to Sociology

- Institution: IIT Kanpur
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. A.K. Sharma
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109104074)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109104074)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

## Lectures

1. [Lecture-01 What is sociology?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/05d74a584178) (Video)
2. [Lecture-02 Sociological approaches](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/2f7f91c7750b) (Video)
3. [Lecture-03Nature of society: Individuals and groups](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/217d159b3bf0) (Video)
4. [Lecture-04 Cooperation and conflict](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/649d7ec192b0) (Video)
5. [Lecture-05 Family-I: Definition and classification of family](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/4132fdb209cf) (Video)
6. [Lecture-06 Family-II: Perspectives on family](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/2fa0bea9f276) (Video)
7. [Lecture-07 State-I: Definition of state](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/57b67d6fce08) (Video)
8. [Lecture-08 State-II: State in India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/4ca572f4ba04) (Video)
9. [Lecture-09 State-III: The concept of power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/ff152e907a64) (Video)
10. [Lecture-10 State-IV: Functionalist and Marxist perspectives on power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/926e20dac4c0) (Video)
11. [Lecture-11 Sociology of work-I: Need for work](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/da295c7305ee) (Video)
12. [Lecture-12 Sociology of work-II: Social change and work](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/7d39345f1d1f) (Video)
13. [Lecture-13 Sociology of work-III: Development and work](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/f91ba493df75) (Video)
14. [Lecture-14 Sociology of work-IV: Capitalism and motivation for work](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/78164a4702ba) (Video)
15. [Lecture-15 Religion-I: Social conditions and religious thought](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/5fd5593ed5c3) (Video)
16. [Lecture-16 Religion-II: Bases of religion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/a1bdd81a5168) (Video)
17. [Lecture-17 Religion-III: Forms of religious beliefs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/a8fd756d8b00) (Video)
18. [Lecture-18What is sociology?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/730cc8df5c09) (Video)
19. [Lecture-19 Religion-V: Religion and society](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/32440ac5ee85) (Video)
20. [Lecture-20 Religion-VI: Contributions of Marx and Weber](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/3b31d01c5aef) (Video)
21. [Lecture-21 Education-I: Concept of education?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/9e8c735603d6) (Video)
22. [Lecture-22 Education-II: Functions of education](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/e3779f7ec876) (Video)
23. [Lecture-23 Social stratification-I: Social inequality and stratification](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/44746efef9bf) (Video)
24. [Lecture-24 Social stratification-II: Explanations of social stratification](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/e63e285c9ca8) (Video)
25. [Lecture-25 Social stratification-III: Theories and facts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/7af333e326c4) (Video)
26. [Lecture-26 Social stratification-IV: Stratification in India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/2c20cfeb68d2) (Video)
27. [Lecture-27 Deviance-I: Concept of deviance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/12d4aead5442) (Video)
28. [Lecture-28 Deviance-II: Perspectives on deviance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/7458bc1d7eac) (Video)
29. [Lecture-29 Deviance-III: Theories of deviance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/129f1e71de6d) (Video)
30. [Lecture-30 Social change-I: Definition of social change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/c03918116050) (Video)
31. [Lecture-31 Social change-II: Theories of social change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/cac0ee7fd1ab) (Video)
32. [Lecture-32 Social change-III: Social change in industrial society](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/bff540e7be84) (Video)
33. [Lecture-33 Social change-IV: Urbanization and related issues in social change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/bb1a85cbd218) (Video)
34. [Lecture-34 Population-I: Malthusian theory of population](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/ae1f719faff8) (Video)
35. [Lecture-35 Population-II: Population and Society](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/cb4f2b8eb6df) (Video)
36. [Lecture-36 Perspectives in Sociology-I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/69957afc11f1) (Video)
37. [Lecture-37 Perspectives in Sociology-II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/0944742bd941) (Video)
38. [Lecture-38 Social Problems and Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/9fc49eb58725) (Video)
39. [Lecture-39 Sociological methods-I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/35191ddee58d) (Video)
40. [Lecture-40 Sociological methods-II: Ethnography](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/4141a4dde3e0) (Video)
41. [Lecture-41 Sociological methods-III: Ethnography in India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104074/c5504aa6396d) (Video)