Applied Sociology

Table of Content

APPLIED SOCIOLOGY

CHAPTER -1 Introduction

• Definition, nature and scope of sociology
• Significance of sociology in nursing

Social structure

• Basic concept of society, community, association and institution
• Individual and society
• Personal disorganization
• Social group meaning, characteristics, and classification.
• Social processes definition and forms, Cooperation, competition, conflict, accommodation, assimilation, isolation
• Socialization characteristics, process, agencies of socialization
• Social change nature, process, and role of Nurse
• Structure and characteristics of urban, rural and tribal community.
• Major health problems in urban, rural and tribal communities
• Importance of social structure in nursing profession

CHAPTER – 2 Culture

• Nature, characteristic and evolution of culture
• Diversity and uniformity of culture
• Difference between culture and civilization
• Culture and socialization
• Transcultural society
• Culture, Modernization and its impact on health and disease

CHAPTER – 3 Family and Marriage

• Family characteristics, basic need, types and functions of family
• Marriage forms of marriage, social custom relating to marriage and importance of marriage
• Legislation on Indian marriage and family.
• Influence of marriage and family on health and health practices

CHAPTER – 4 Social stratification

• Introduction Characteristics & forms of stratification
• Function of stratification
• Indian caste system origin and characteristics
• Positive and negative impact of caste in society.
• Class system and status
• Social mobility-meaning and types
• Race concept, criteria of racial classification
• Influence of class, caste and race system on health.

CHAPTER -5 Social organization and disorganization

• Social organization meaning, elements and types
• Voluntary associations
• Social system definition, types, role and status as structural element of social system.
• Interrelationship of institutions
• Social control meaning, aims and process of social control
• Social norms, moral and values
• Social disorganization definition, causes, Control and planning
• Major social problems poverty, housing, food supplies, illiteracy, prostitution, dowry, Child labour, child abuse, delinquency, crime, substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, COVID-19
• Vulnerable group elderly, handicapped, minority and other marginal group.
• Fundamental rights of individual, women and children
• Role of nurse in reducing social problem and enhance coping
• Social welfare programs in India

CHAPTER – 6 Clinical sociology

• Introduction to clinical sociology
• Sociological strategies for developing services for the abused
• Use of clinical sociology in crisis intervention.