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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Development of Sociology in India

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and NPTEL via Swayam

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The objective the course is to sensitize the participants about the trajectory of sociology in India, pioneers of Indian sociology, spread of sociology in various universities/institute. It also sketch the profile of the social scientist and their significant contribution in developing sociology in India.INTENDED AUDIENCE : Faculty, Scholars and StudentsPREREQUISITES : B.A. in Sociology, Social AnthropologyINDUSTRY SUPPORT : UGC, Higher education, Universities

Syllabus

Week 1 - Emergence of Indian Sociology & Indigenization of Sociology, Indological perspectiveWeek 2 - Structural-functional perspective, Civilizational perspectiveWeek 3 - Marxian perspective, Feminist perspectiveWeek 4 - Subaltern perspective & Dalit Perspective, Environmental perspective

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Prof. Ashish Saxena

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