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This course covers the ideas and theories of key Sociological thinkers like Karl Marx, Émile Durkheim, Max Weber, Talcott Parsons, Merton and Mead. They give us their sociological perspectives as to how they studied the social behaviour of individuals and how the social environment shaped  the individuals. These theories form the bedrock of foundation to the discipline Sociology.

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Social Thinkers, Paper 1, UPSC, Sociology Optionals, Summary Analysis

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This overview lesson gives a brief introduction to the 4th module "Sociological Thinkers" where the objectives of the course, books that needs to be referred to the module, and the topics that are covered in the course is highlighted.

Overview Lesson

This lesson gives a short introduction to Functional Perspective, which acts as the base before going forward into understanding the theories of Major Social thinkers.

Functionalist Perspective

This lesson "Conflict Perspective" the most important one  which originated from the works of Karl Marx who is called the Father of Communism explains how it looks at conflicts and tensions that exist in a society due to the class divide between the 'have' and the 'have nots'.

Conflict Prescriptive

This lesson gives a short introduction to Karl Marx,  the principal architect of modern social science, the man who introduced Marxism and many other theories which have influenced people from all fields.

Introduction to Karl Marx

This lesson highlights on the terms associated with Karl Marx theories as these terms are used repeatedly when we study in depth Karl Marx theories.

Terms associated with Karl Marx theories (Part 1)

This lesson explains few important terms like 'Dialectics' 'Praxis' and 'Marxism' which are very important if one has to understand deeper and abstract concepts of Karl Marx.

Terms associated with Karl Marx theories (Part 2)

This lesson explains terms like 'Asiatic Mode of Production', 'Surplus Value and 'Commodity Fetishism" which are the key terms associated with Karl Marx theories.

Terms associated with Karl Marx theories (Part 3)

This lesson explains terms like "Socialism", "Capital and "Social Class which are very important and helps us to understand Karl Marx's theories.

Terms associated with Karl Marx theories (Part 4)

This lesson is the finale to terms associated with Karl Marx theories where I have covered terms like 'Modes of Production', 'Class and False consciousness' and Commodification.

Terms associated with Karl Marx theories(Part 5)

This lesson gives introduction to Karl Marx's concept of socialism and explains the different political ideologies.

Historical Materialism (Part 1)

This lesson explains the difference between Utopian Socialists and Scientific Socialists and why Karl Marx does not agree with the views expressed by philosophers  and lays stress on matter and not ideas.

Historical Materialism (Part 2)

This lesson explains the way Hegel, Engels, and Marx looked at History and later we look at how Karl Marx modified his historical process by replacing idealism with Matter.

Historical Materialism (Part 3)

This lesson explains "Historical Materialism" a landmark theory by Karl Marx where he traces the process of evolution history which passes through contradiction between the forces and relations of production.

Historical Materialism (Part 4)

This lesson explains Hegel's approach to dialectics and finds out why though Karl Marx borrowed ideas from Hegel, he criticised him for his approach for using the concept of Idealism.

Historical Materialism (Part 5)

This lessons discusses the assumptions made by Karl Marx on Historical Materialism.

Historical Materialism (Part 6)

This lessons explains how Marx traces the history of materialistic by keeping the Mode of Production as the key concepts.

Historical Materialism (Part 7)

This lesson explains the criticisms of the Materialist conception of History by Karl Marx.

Criticisms to Materialist conception of History

This lesson explains one of  the most important term of Karl Marx's theory "Modes of Production" which is very important in order to understand the evolution of the economic structure of the  society.

Modes of Production

This lesson briefly explains the six modes of Production and highlights on Primitive Communism the early stage of human existence.

Six modes of production

This lesson explains the Slave, Fedualistic and Capilitistic Mode of Production by Karl Marx.

Slave, Fedualistic and Capilitistic Mode of Production

This lesson explains the Futuristic modes of Production and the criticisms against the concept of Mode of Production by Karl Marx.

Futuristic Mode of Production and Criticisms.

This lesson throws light as to how Marx viewed individual and his problems  in a capitalist mode of production.

Marx on Individual

This lesson explains what is alienation and the four aspects of Alienation.

Marx's four aspects of Alienation

This lesson highlights on the criticisms to the idea of Alienation by Karl Marx.

Criticisms to the idea of Alienation

This lesson give a brief introduction to class and it's concepts before we go into the depths of understanding the theory of  Class struggle.

Class and Society

This lesson explains class through the two dimension theory given by Karl Marx.

The Concept of Class

This lesson discusses the consequences that leads to class struggle and explains why class struggle is an integral part of society.

Class Struggle.

This lesson explains the different mechanisms of Class struggle in different modes of production.

Mechanisms of Class Struggle

This lesson explains Marx's analysis to Capitalism and the criticisms on the theory of Class struggle by Karl Marx.

Criticisms to the theory of Class Struggle.

This lesson gives a brief introduction to the man Emile Durkheim, his methodology and his contributions to the discipline Sociology.

Introduction to Emile Durkheim

This lesson explains the concept of Social Facts, which Emile Durkheim paid utmost emphasis on as he called them the building blocks of society.

Social Facts

This lesson explains the characteristics of Social facts and the classification of Social  facts according to Emile Durkheim.

Characteristics of Social Facts

This lesson  explains how to study social facts from the sociological and Emile Durkheim's point of view.

Study of Social Facts

This lesson discusses the criticisms associated with Emile Durkheim' s Social Fact's theory.

Criticisms of Social Facts theory

This lesson explains Division of Labour, one of the most important social fact of a capitalist economy.

Division of Labour

This lesson discusses the characteristics of Division of Labour a social fact endorsed by Emile Durkheim.

Characteristics of Division of Labour

This lesson briefly explains Mechanical solidarity that exists in primitive societies where the concept of collective conscience binds the society together.

Mechanical Solidarity

This lesson explains the concept of Organic Solidarity by Emile Durkheim, that exists in technologically advanced societies.

Organic Solidarity

This lesson discusses the functions and dysfunctions of Division of Labour.

Functions and dysfunctions of Division of Labour

This lesson focusses and compares how Marx and Durkheim viewed Division of Labour.

Marx's and Durkheim's views on Division of Labour

This lesson gives a short introduction to 'Suicide, a path breaking research study by Emile Durkheim.

Suicide

This lesson explains the methodology followed by Emile Durkheim to study the theory of 'Suicide.

Methodology of Suicide

This lesson explains the analysis and the findings of Emile Durkheim after  he conducted the sociological research on the statistical data of Suicide.

Durkheim' s analysis of Suicide

This lessons explains the different types of Suicide which Durkheim had classified depending upon the the control society had over the individual.

Durkheim's analysis of Suicide. Part 2

This lessons highlights on the criticisms to Durkheim's theory of Suicide despite its claim to empiricism.

Criticisms to Emile Durkheim's theory of Suicide

This lesson gives a short introduction to Emile Durkheim's theory of Religion.

Religion and Society

This lesson explains Durkheim's two kinds of phenomenon of Religion, sacred and profane, which is the central thesis of his Religion theory.

Sacred and Profane

This lesson explains Totemisim, which Durkheim took as a key concept to explain the origins of Religion.

Totemism

This lesson compares the way Weber and Emile Durkheim approached to the theory of Religion, and the criticisms associated with Emile Durkheim's theory of Religion is also discussed.

Webers and Durkheim's views on Religion

This lesson gives a brief description to the man Max Weber and his theories.

Introduction to Max Weber

This lesson explains the theory of 'Social Action, a concept by Max Weber which profoundly influenced social theory and social research.

Social action by Weber

This lesson explains 'Verstehen', one of the most important tools for interpretative understanding, the approach Max Weber endorsed.

Verstehen

This lesson explains "Ideal Types", a conceptual tool by Max Weber which helps in Sociological Research.

Ideal Types

This lesson explains the different categories of Ideal Types according to Max Weber.

Categories of Ideal Types

This lesson explains the concepts of 'Power' and 'Authority', by Max Weber,  and explains why both these terms are interlinked.

Authority

This lesson explains the different types of authority a concept given by Max Weber.

Types of authority

This lesson explains the concept of Bureaucracy a medium through which rational legal authority is carried out.

Bureaucracy

This lesson gives a short introduction to the comparative study done by Weber to find out the co relation between Protestantism and Capitalism.

Introduction to Protestant Ethics and Spirit of Capitalism

This lesson explains the comparative study made by Max Weber, where he tried to explain how the Ethics of Protestantism helped in the rise of Capitalism.

Protestant Ethics and Spirit of Capitalism

This lessons does a comparative study of how Karl Marx and Max Weber viewed Capitalism.

Capitalism as seen by Karl Marx and Max Weber

This lesson discusses the criticisms to the different theories and concepts given by Max Weber.

Criticisms to Max Weber' s theories

This lesson gives a short introduction to the modern Sociologist Talcott Parsons and his theories.

Introduction to Talcott Parson' s theories

This lesson explains the social action theory given by Talcott Parsons.

Social Action

This lesson explains the theory of Social System,  a grander framework theory which studied at the macro level given by Talcott Parsons.

Social System Theory by Talcott Parsons

This lesson explains the four action systems by Talcott Parsons.

Action Systems by Talcott Parsons

This lesson discusses the characteristics of Action Theory formulated by Talcott Parsons.

Characteristics of Action Theory

This lesson focusses on the criticisms to Talcott Parsons theories.

Criticisims of Talcott Parsons theory

This lesson explains pattern variables, the alternate variables or choices given to individual while performing roles.

Pattern Variables Part 2

Pattern Variables, Part 1

This lesson gives a brief introduction to Merton, who gave path breaking concepts like Middle Range theories.

Introduction to Robert Merton

This lesson explains about the functions that were intended to happen and functions that were not intended to happen in the form of manifest and latent.

Latent and Manifest Functions

This lessons explains the Strain theory, a middle range theory given by Merton.

Conformity and Deviance, Part 1

Conformity and Deviance. Part 2

This lesson highlights on the criticisms associated with Merton's theories.

Criticisms to Merton's theories

This lesson explains the concept of Reference group, conceptualized by Merton.

Reference Groups

This lesson gives a short introduction to one of  the most important scholars associated with Chicago school,  Mead.

Introduction to Mead's theories

This lesson explains the concept of Self given by Mead.

Concept of Self by Mead

This lesson explains the two stages which helps in the creation of Self.

Stages of self

This lesson explains how 'I' and 'Me' contrast each other, but yet play such important roles in the social process.

I and Me by Mead

This lesson focusses on the art of  answer writing, keeping in mind from the examination point of view few hints, and answers are provided to the questions from previous question papers.

Answer writing Practise, Sociology( Mains), Part 1

This lesson,  part 2 which is in contiuation to answer writing series,  focusses on the art of  answer writing, keeping in mind from the examination point of view,few hints, and answers are provided to the questions from previous question papers.

Answer writing practise, Sociology(Mains). Part 2

This lesson,  part 3 which is in contiuation to answer writing series,  focusses on the art of  answer writing, keeping in mind from the examination point of view,few hints, and answers are provided to the questions from previous question papers.

Answer writing practise, Sociology(Mains), Part 3

This lesson,  part 4 which is in contiuation to answer writing series,  focusses on the art of  answer writing, keeping in mind from the examination point of view,few hints, and answers are provided to the questions from previous question papers.

Answer writing practise (Sociology Mains). Part 4

This lesson,  part 5 which is in contiuation to answer writing series,  focusses on the art of  answer writing, keeping in mind from the examination point of view,few hints, and answers are provided to the questions from previous question papers.

Answer writing Practise. ( Sociology Mains) Part 5

This lesson,  part 6 and the last lesson,  which is in contiuation to answer writing series,  focusses on the art of  answer writing, keeping in mind from the examination point of view,few hints, and answers are provided to the questions from previous question papers.

Answer writing practise(Sociology Mains), Part 6

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