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Sociology for Graduate Nurses
Jacob Anthikad
1:
Introduction to Sociology
QUESTIONS
Definition of Sociology
We can sum up:
Nature and Characteristics of Sociology
Medical Sociology
Guerin divided social medicine into four parts:
For example
Methods of Sociology
1. Scientific method or experimental method
2. Historical method
3. Case History method
4. Comparative or Anthropological method
5. Public opinion method
6. Statistical method
7. Social survey method
8. Functions/structural method
9. Socio-metric method
10. Questionnaire and interview method
Scope or Subfields/Branches of Sociology
Importance of Sociology
Uses of Sociology in Nursing
Medical Sociology
Sociology is important to Nursing in the following ways:
2:
Individual and Society
QUESTIONS
Definition of Society
Characteristics of Society
Community
Definitions
Elements (characteristics) of Community
Socialization
Importance of Socialization
“Man is a Social Animal”—Substantiate the Statement
Stages of Socialization
Agencies of Socialization
Advantages of Socialization
Working of the Process of Individualization
Causes of personality disorganization
3:
Culture
QUESTIONS
Definition
Characteristics of Culture
Examples:
Evolution of Culture
Diversity and Uniformity of Culture
Cultural Change
Culture and Socialization
Culture, Socialization and Personality
Meaning of Personality
Can Culture Determine Personality
Cultural Diffusion
Factors influencing cultural diffusion are:
Civilization
Distinction between civilization and culture
Cultural Practices Influencing Health
Cultural practices which have beneficial health effects:
Cultural practices adversely affecting family welfare (planning) programs in India
Cultural beliefs related to health
Acculturation
Social Telesis
4:
Social Groups and Processes or Social Interaction
QUESTIONS
Social Group
Characteristics of groups
Classification of Social Groups
Primary and Secondary Groups (Table 4.1)
In Groups and Out Groups
Utility of primary groups
Gemeinschaft and Gessellschaft
Definition
Caste and Class: Differences
Characteristics of tribe
Characteristics of audience (Flow chart 4.1)
Kimball Young has classified audience into:
Social Processes
Forms of social processes
Cooperation
Definition
Importance of cooperation in social life
Types of competition
Functions or roles of competitions
Conflict
Causes of Conflict
Nature/characteristics
Differences between cooperation and conflict
Differences between competition and conflict
Social Organization
Causes of social disintegration
Accommodation
Characteristics of accommodation
Assimilation
Factors favoring assimilation
Factors hindering or retarding assimilation
Differences between accommodation and assimilation
5:
Population
QUESTIONS
Malthusian Theory of Population
Preventive checks
Positive checks
Criticism of Malthusian theory
Conclusion
Population Explosion
Causes of rapid growth of population in India
Causes of falling death rate in India
Social causes of population explosion
Effect of Population Explosion on Health
Family Welfare Services
Additional measures to control population explosion
6:
Family and Marriage
QUESTIONS
Definition
General Characteristics of the Family
Functions of a Family
A. Essential or primary functions of a family
B. Non-essential or secondary functions of family
Recent Trends in Modern Family
Types of Families
Benefits of Joint Family
Demerits of Joint Family
Causes of Disintegration of Joint Family
Different Forms of Marriages in India
Definition of Marriage
Forms of Marriage
1. Monogamy
2. Polygyny
3. Polyandry
Other Kinds of Marriages
Marriage Problems in India
Legislations Related to Marriage
7:
Social Stratification
QUESTIONS
Characteristics of Social Stratification
Social Classification
Definition of Caste
Characteristics of Caste
Adverse Effects of Caste
The Consequences on Health
Health Problems of the Untouchables
Social Mobility
Sanskritization, westernization and modernization
Sanskritization
Westernization
Modernization
Race
Definitions
Important Human Races are as follows:
Racial Differences in Mentality
Race and Social Consciousness
Fallacies of Racism
Race Prejudice : Racism
Various sources of racial prejudice
8:
Types of Communities in India (Rural, Urban and Regional)
QUESTIONS
Indian Village
Traditional features of Indian village
Characteristics of rural community
Powers, Authority and Responsibilities of Panchayat
Changes in Villages
Community Development Programs in India
OBJECTIVES
Features
Organization
Programs
Community Health
Health Problems of Rural Community
Environmental Causes of Ill Health
Health Consequences of Poverty
Health Problems of Urban Community
Health Problems Associated with Urbanization
Other Major Problems of Urban Community
Regional Community
Regions in India
Advantages of regionalism
Evil effects of regionalism
TRIBES
Definition
Health Problems of Tribals
Characteristics of tribal community:
9:
Social Changes
QUESTIONS
Definitions of Social Change
Theories of Social Change
Problems of Old Age
Community Development and Health Services
Role of Nurse as Change Agent
10:
Social Organization and Social System
QUESTIONS
Social Organization is Different from Social Groups
Essential Elements of Social Organization
Characteristics and Types
Social system
Characteristics of social system
Definitions
Types (Table 10.1)
Role Definition
11:
Social Control
QUESTIONS
Broadly there are two social control methods:
Social control is necessary for the following reasons:
Important Means of Informal Social Control
Definitions
Functions of Mores
Examples of Mores
Folkways of Eating
Characteristics of folkways
Differences between folkways and customs
Mores and Folkways (Table 11.1)
Formal Means of Social Control
Agencies of social control
12:
Social Problems
QUESTIONS
Social Disorganization
Characteristics of Social Disorganization
Causes of social disorganization
Social pathology and social problems
Some Urban Social Problems
Solution to Urban Problems
Negligence of Elders
Strategies / Nursing interventions to overcome the problems of elderly abuse
Unmarried Mothers
Dowry System
Causes of Dowry
Evils of Dowry System
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961
Remedial Measures: Some Suggestions
Prostitution
Evil Effects
Drug Addiction
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is characterized by four factors:
Treatment
Delinquency
Causes for antisocial behavior (delinquency) are:
Environmental Factors
Personality Factors
Causes of juvenile delinquency in India
Serious forms of juvenile delinquency in India
Remedial Measures
The Handicapped
Education of Handicapped Children
Rehabilitation Centers
Crimes Against Women in India
Female Children are Becoming Victims of Discrimination
Health Problems of Women
Problems of Working Women
The problems of working women are summarized below:
Problems of scheduled castes
Minorities
Social Welfare Programs in India
Role of community health nurse in child guidance clinics
MCQs in Sociology
CHAPTER 1
Introduction to Sociology
CHAPTER 2
Individual and Society
CHAPTER 3
Culture
CHAPTER 4
Social Groups and Processes
CHAPTER 5
Population
CHAPTER 6
Family and Marriage
CHAPTER 7
Social Stratification
CHAPTER 8
Types of Communitites in India
CHAPTER 9
Social Changes
CHAPTER 10
Social Organization and Social System
CHAPTER 11
Social Control
CHAPTER 12
Social Problems
ANSWERS
INDEX
TOC
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