# Classical Sociological Theory

- Institution: IIT Madras
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. R. Santhosh
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106180)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106180)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This course introduces students to the formative period of sociology and the socio-cultural as well as the intellectual factors behind the emergence of the discipline. It provides a comprehensive understanding and an in-depth analysis of the stalwarts of classical sociological theory such as Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, and G H Mead. It explains how the theoretical concerns of these scholars laid the foundation for the subsequent development of sociology as a distinct social science discipline with precise theoretical as well as methodological foundations. Thus, the course enables students to develop a sociological perspective and theoretical insights through a systematic analysis of the key theorists of the discipline.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : Undergraduate as well as postgraduate students of sociology, aspirants of competitive examinations and general public who are interested in the discipline of sociology.

## Lectures

1. [Sociology an Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/a0f835fa949e) (YouTube)
2. [Sociological perspective](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/bc15f574a42a) (YouTube)
3. [C Wrigh Mill's Socioloigcal Imagination](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/454395a4950d) (YouTube)
4. [Thinking Sociologically: Zygmunt Bauman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/91e911fa1848) (YouTube)
5. [Emergence of Sociology: The, socio-political, economic and intellectual context](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/1df7f501f0aa) (YouTube)
6. [Enlightenment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/523e794ead2e) (YouTube)
7. [Emegernce of nation-state and French Revolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/05479dfb76db) (YouTube)
8. [Industrial revolution and the rise of capitalism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/e4d4336bc884) (YouTube)
9. [Discussion with Dr. Roland Part - 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/f93b63607ebc) (YouTube)
10. [Discussion with Dr. Roland Part - 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/62dfd1b58711) (YouTube)
11. [Clasical Thinkers of Sociology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/c07a40b9f80a) (YouTube)
12. [Auguste Comte](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/b4915c983ffb) (YouTube)
13. [Herbert Spencer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/e8b6227a0655) (YouTube)
14. [Marx Durkheim and Weber](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/3237bb99a4fc) (YouTube)
15. [Factory scene from Modern Times](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/daf79441de54) (YouTube)
16. [Karl Marx Life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/1cd3372bb9cd) (YouTube)
17. [Intellectual Influence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/dabc80404752) (YouTube)
18. [Historical Materialism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/e479d1e2479a) (YouTube)
19. [Marxian theory of social Change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/75288c47512a) (YouTube)
20. [Theory of Capitalism-1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/19d9c140e89b) (YouTube)
21. [Theory of Capitalism-2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/c82500311e32) (YouTube)
22. [Karl Marx and Alienation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/af9dabb74789) (YouTube)
23. [Karl Marx and Religion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/031887e53a09) (YouTube)
24. [Marx on Democracy, and Colonialism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/d05888378280) (YouTube)
25. [Marx- An Appraisal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/bf8a08ba5ac2) (YouTube)
26. [Emile Durkheim; Life and Intellectual Influences](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/4d646e692274) (YouTube)
27. [The Rules of the Sociological Method](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/6bfefa69d68f) (YouTube)
28. [Division of Labour (1893)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/d35be5b64b84) (YouTube)
29. [Division of Labour (conti…)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/727c3ba8dfbd) (YouTube)
30. [Suicide (1897)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/d14c4d87f3ed) (YouTube)
31. [Elementary forms of Religious Life (1912)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/9380fe40591a) (YouTube)
32. [Durkheim on Education, Colonialism and Democracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/40eb98d33023) (YouTube)
33. [Durkheim An Assessment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/afd32c8f2f20) (YouTube)
34. [Max Weber: Life and Intellectual Influences](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/96ff398be9ff) (YouTube)
35. [Weber’s Methodology of the Social Sciences](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/2e1ab0b59136) (YouTube)
36. [Rationalization and social action](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/6fd5d0501f82) (YouTube)
37. [Rationalization and Authority](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/1d88442e6a91) (YouTube)
38. [The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/d6c273a70711) (YouTube)
39. [MODERN RATIONAL CAPITALISM](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/7f5b26a61ff6) (YouTube)
40. [Bureaucracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/195690f0da71) (YouTube)
41. [Social Stratification: Calss, Status Group, and Party](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/34018ec14a41) (YouTube)
42. [Comparative Religion and Disenchantment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/518b42719563) (YouTube)
43. [Weber on democracy and colonialism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/5d4123b6f5c5) (YouTube)
44. [Critical Assessment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/a330a94f112e) (YouTube)
45. [Ferdinand Tonnies ( 1885-1936 )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/52098298dbbd) (YouTube)
46. [George Simmel ( 1858 - 1918 )](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/a52650295a2e) (YouTube)
47. [Social Differentiation and Conflict](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/85e0967e5583) (YouTube)
48. [Simmel on Philosophy of Money](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/58cc6a91fc6f) (YouTube)
49. [George Herbert Mead](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/ef1662737f5a) (YouTube)
50. [Mind, Self and Society](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/1f397b3250e0) (YouTube)
51. [Mead on Self](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/e32b74d3d30a) (YouTube)
52. [Mead on Society](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/867df25721a2) (YouTube)
53. [Perkins Gilman and the gender question](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/fbe4d185f5a8) (YouTube)
54. [Dubois and question of race](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/a6e1d15aaaa2) (YouTube)
55. [Classical Sociological Theory and Modernity : A Recap](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/e6ecfcad19ab) (YouTube)
56. [Subsequent Development of Sociological Theory : Structural Functionalism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/6b2da649b43f) (YouTube)
57. [Conflict Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/c4a7d6b426ae) (YouTube)
58. [Interactionist Perspective](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/c946d0cc04cc) (YouTube)
59. [Theoretical orientations and methodologies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/91c1e0c8c263) (YouTube)
60. [Conclusion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106180/ce70578bce4d) (YouTube)