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This course has been designed according to the updated NTA-NET Sociology syllabus. This is from the first unit Sociological Theory, the second part which is on the sociologists from the Structure-Functionalist and the Structuralist school of thought.

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NTA UGC NET: Structure-Functionalism and Structuralism

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This video sets an introductory note to the course. The Structure and outline has been shown.

Overview of the Course

This video introduced us to the backgrounds of the school of Structure-Functionalism and Structuralism.

Introduction to the Schools of Structure-Functionalism and Structuralism

This video introduces us to Bronislaw Malinowski. It talks about his early years, career and intellectual development to main works such as the Kula ring in Trobriand islands.

Malinowski: Introduction, Intellectual Ideas

This video talks about the perspectives of Malinowski towards Participant Observation, ways of collecting data and scientific approach

Malinowski: Participant Observation, Empiricism, Ways of Recording Data

This video continues his previous part on ways of data recording. Then we move to new topics such as other important works, his importance on scienticism. Please read the last slide carefully. I had to rush as there was no time and I had to finish in 15 minutes.

Malinowski: Other Field Works, Elements of Institution, Scienticism of Culture

This lesson explains Culture and the different Needs that Malinowski talks about. I also explain the levels and Co bections with other scholars.

Malinowski: Culture, Needs, Connections with Radcliffe Brown and Durkheim.

This video talks about the requisites of system levels, important works and quotations of Malinowski

Malinowski: Important quotations and works

This video has introduced us to A R Radcliffe Brown. It talks about his biography and his important field works. It also introduces us to his major influences and his theoretical contributions.

Radcliffe Brown: Introduction, biography, Major theoretical foundings

This video starts with his intellectual inclination, social and organic life, his disagreements with major scholars.

Radcliffe Brown: Intellectual inclination, social and organic life, disagreements

This video Studies his approach to social anthrolopology, works on kinship and his theoretical framework.

Radcliffe Brown: Theoretical contributions, approach and kinship

This video adds to the Malinowski collection and explains the Kula Ring (a major study of Trobriand islands).

Bronislaw Malinowski: The Kula Ring

This video summed up a few of his theoretical contributions and gave the list of all his important works.

Radcliffe Brown : Important works and concepts

This video gives a brief introduction of Talcott Parsons.

*he died in 1979 and not 1972 as in the third slide.

Talcott Parsons: Introduction, biography, important works

This video is very important as it discusses the major AGIL model of functiona Imperative, then we talk about the sub processes of evolutionary model and their functions. We also learn about pattern variables and his views on Education and family.

Talcott Parsons: AGIL model, evolutionary theory, pattern variables, education and family

This video Summarises important snippets about his theoretical contributions. It also included a part on the crux of his social action theory extending to the different types of levels that he talks about.

Talcott Parsons: Important snippets on social action theory and different levels

This video lists his important quotations, works and translations.

Talcott Parsons : Important works and quotations

This video explains voluntaristic actions, actors within social systems, motives and corresponding values.

Talcott Parsons: Voluntaristic action, social systems, Actor, motives and values

This video introduces us to the sociologist Robert K Merton, his biography and his famous strain theory of deviance

Robert Merton: Introduction, biography, Strain theory of deviance

This video explains the last part of composite types of actions. It then presents to us major criticisms to his theories by Dahrendorf, Turner, Cohen, Maryanski, Gouldner.

Talcott Parsons : Composite types of actions, major criticisms to his theories

This video talks about deviance and the five types of deviant behaviour. It touches upon puritanism and scientific thought, self fulfilling and self defeating prophecies.

Robert Merton: Deviance, Puritanism and Science, self fulfilling/defeating prophecy

This lesson goes deeper into the five adaptive strategies to strain and explains each one of them in detail. It also explains the middle range theory in detail as opposed to Parsonian Grand theory.

Robert Merton: Five adaptive behaviour to strain, Middle Range Theory

This video explains the functional paradigm of Robert K Merton and negates the postulates of the previous Functionalists.

Robert Merton: Functional Paradigm, dysfunction, non-functions

This video talks about net balance and the latent as well as manifest functions. It also talks about functional alternatives, CUDOS framework, Sociology of science, Reference group.

Robert Merton: Functional alternatives, net balance, latent-manifest functions, CUDOS framework

This video lists down some of his important quotations and works. It also in the end explains the concept of reference group.

Robert Merton; Important works and quotations

This video introduced us to Levi-Strauss and his biography. This also contains a part on his major intellectual influences.

Levi-Strauss: Introduction, biography, intellectual contributions

This video explains to us the School of structural anthropology and the role of Levi-Strauss in it. It talks in detail about his theory of kinship and introduces the Alliance theory

Levi-Strauss: Structural Anthropology, Kinship, Alliance theory

This video explains the Alliance theory in detail which includes elementary and complex form of marriages. This also discusses the crux of his book Savage Mind

Levi-Strauss: Alliance theory (elementary and complex), The Savage Mind

This video explains Levi-Strauss' theory on Myth and how his work evolved through mythemes and bicolage.

Levi-Strauss: Myth, Mytheme, Bicolage

This video lists his original as well as translated works. It also lists a few of his important quotations.

Levi-Strauss: Important works and quotations

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In this course we will discuss about mcq on basic concept .This is important for exams

(Hindi) Multiple Choice Questions on Basic Concepts

In this course, the educator discusses the frequently asked Sociology questions. The course will be beneficial for NTA-UGC NET Aspirants.

(Hindi) Nature of Sociology: FAQ's for NTA-UGC NET

In this course of sociological theories we will discuses about utility, meaning and definition, characterized, elements types of sociological theories. Knowledge about sociological theories is very important to understanding the subject.

(Hindi) Sociological Theories: Structure and Meaning for UGC NET

In this course we will learn about functionalism and view the concepts of various thinkers.  The functionlist prospective,  also called functionalism, is one of the major theoretical perspective in Sociology.

(Hindi) Sociological Theories-Functionalism: NTA-UGC NET

This is a complete course on part 3 entitled hermeneutic and Interpretative Traditions of Unit 1 which is Sociological Theory. This course has discussed the school of thought and each sociologist in detail. This is designed for all.

Hermeneutics and Interpretative Traditions - NTA UGC NET

In this course we will discuss about social stratification . Social stratification is very important topic for exams .It is a very complex concept we will try to make an easy understanding of the concept.

Lessons

29 lessons • 5h 30m

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Overview of the Course

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Introduction to the Schools of Structure-Functionalism and Structuralism

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Malinowski: Introduction, Intellectual Ideas

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Malinowski: Participant Observation, Empiricism, Ways of Recording Data

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Malinowski: Other Field Works, Elements of Institution, Scienticism of Culture

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Malinowski: Culture, Needs, Connections with Radcliffe Brown and Durkheim.

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Malinowski: Important quotations and works

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Radcliffe Brown: Introduction, biography, Major theoretical foundings

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Radcliffe Brown: Intellectual inclination, social and organic life, disagreements

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Radcliffe Brown: Theoretical contributions, approach and kinship

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