# Urban Sociology

- Institution: IIT Kharagpur
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Taught by: Prof. Amrita Sen, Prof. Archana Patnaik
- Level: Graduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109105196)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109105196)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

We live in a world that currently faces multiple challenges of enormous magnitude, due to the effects of urbanization. With the rate, scale and shifting geographies of urbanization in the global South, it is important to map both challenges associated with and opportunities offered by cities. Both the challenges and opportunities are of immediate and direct relevance, with much of our urban resources and biodiversity disappearing, increasing poverty and social inequities, damaging pollution levels and landscape transformations. Urban sociology is one of the most prominent branches within the larger domains of sociology which can capture these complexities and help unravel cities as engines of economic development and social optimism. Within this context, this course would offer a mix of theories, concepts and practical cases to students, on how new approaches to think about sustainable urbanization can be framed using epistemological framings.

Intended audience: STUDENTS, CIVIL SERVICE ASPIRANTS, GATE ASPIRANTS, ACADEMICIANS, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL, WORKING PROFESSIONALS-NGOS

## Lectures

1. [Lecture-1 : Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/1feefcf72cfc) (YouTube)
2. [Lecture-2 : Sociological Theories of Urbanization and Key Concepts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/b2d69abf1984) (YouTube)
3. [Lecture-3 : Globalization, technology and the Growth of Cities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/8be70336c7ac) (YouTube)
4. [Lecture-4 : Urban Infrastructure and Governance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/4a41d8bb4315) (YouTube)
5. [Lecture-5 : Urbanization in the Global South: Approaches of Understanding](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/0f18c73c015d) (YouTube)
6. [Lecture-6 : Indian context and informality: Cities and slums](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/469d3cbb9221) (YouTube)
7. [Lecture-7 : Urban Development and Sustainability in India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/769c2740bf6a) (YouTube)
8. [Lecture 8 : Major Policies of urban India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/7ec6e9f6b78a) (YouTube)
9. [Lecture-9 : Gentrification, migration, inequality and urban social stratification in India.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/94f4a8bb4380) (YouTube)
10. [Lecture-10 : Recent developments and emerging theories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/317820f9426a) (YouTube)
11. [Lecture-11 : Smart cities - global perspective and Indian perspective](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/2b4c8f4b39b8) (YouTube)
12. [Lecture-12 : SOCIAL INTERACTIONS IN PUBLIC SPACES](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/1a9b51372ff9) (YouTube)
13. [Lecture-13 : Community, Smart Citizenship and the Digital Divide](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/c92b56dbb804) (YouTube)
14. [Lecture-14 : URBAN COMMONS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/e5169131c4d1) (YouTube)
15. [Lecture-15 : URBAN GREENS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/9d3768278021) (YouTube)
16. [Lecture-16 : COMMUNITY AND IDENTITY](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/12c6598d97ea) (YouTube)
17. [Lecture-17 : GENDER RACE AND THE CITY (PART I)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/7c11f8c302b2) (YouTube)
18. [Lecture-18 : GENDER RACE AND THE CITY (PART II)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/76546a53ed25) (YouTube)
19. [Lecture-19 : Natural and (Un)natural Disaster in the city](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/fd92314f999b) (YouTube)
20. [Lecture-20 : URBAN SUBCULTURES](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109105196/e0ffec4ff13b) (YouTube)