intro to sociology

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY : 

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY KIRANDEEP RANDHAWA

INTRODUCTION : 

INTRODUCTION SOCIOLOGY IS DERIVED FROM THE LATIN WORD SOCIO, MEANING SOCIETY AND THE GREEK WORD LOGOS MEANING STUDY. THE WORD SOCIETY IS DERIVED FROM THE ROOT WORDS SOCIUS, MEANING INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETA, MEANING GROUP.

CONCEPT OF SOCIOLOGY : 

CONCEPT OF SOCIOLOGY ACC. TO MACIVER AND PAGE, SOCIOLOGY IS ABOUT SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, THE NETWORK OF RELATIONSHIPS WE CALL SOCIETY. ACC. TO GILLIN & GILLIN, SOCIOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF INTERACTION ARISING FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF LIVING BEINGS ACC. TO MACIVER AND PAGE: SOCIOLOGY IS ABOUT SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, THE NETWORK OF RELATIONSHIPS WE CALL SOCIETY. ACC. TO GILLIN AND GILLIN: SOCIOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF INTERACTION ARISING FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF LIVING BEINGS.

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CONTD…. ACC. TO LUNDBERG ET AL, SOCIOLOGY STUDIES THE SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF INDIVIDUALS & GROUPS ACC. TO MORRIS GINSBERG, SOCIOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF HUMAN INTERACTION & INTER-RELATION,THEIR CONDITION & CONSEQUENCES

SPECIALIZATIONS : 

SPECIALIZATIONS GENERAL SOCIOLOGY RURAL SOCIOLOGY URBAN SOCIOLOGY INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

GENERAL SOCIOLOGY : 

GENERAL SOCIOLOGY IT IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR DIRECT ENTRY INTO THE JOB MARKET AND FOR GRADUATE STUDY IN SOCIOLOGY OR IN OTHER FIELDS.

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY : 

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY ITS MAIN INTEREST IS IN THE STUDY OF HEALTH, HEALTH BEHAVIOUR AND MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY : 

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IT IS DEFINED AS THE SCIENCE OF BEHAVIOUR OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN SOCIETY. THAT IS, IT STUDIES THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN GROUP, CROWD, MOB, AUDIENCE AND OTHER SOCIAL SITUATIONS.

INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY : 

INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY ALSO KNOWN AS “SOCIOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS” OR SOCIAL WORK.

URBAN SOCIOLOGY : 

URBAN SOCIOLOGY IT IS THE STUDY OF URBAN SOCIAL LIFE.

RURAL SOCIOLOGY : 

RURAL SOCIOLOGY IT IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF SOCIAL ARRANGEMENTS AND BEHAVIOUR AMONGST PEOPLE DISTANCED FROM POINTS OF CONCENTRATED POPULATION OR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.

USES OF SOCIOLOGY FOR NURSES : 

USES OF SOCIOLOGY FOR NURSES KNOWLEDGE OF CULTURE & SOCIAL LIFE OF PATIENTS MAINTENANCE OF CONGENIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIFFERENT PERSONNELS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS

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CONTD… KNOWLEDGE OF SOCIAL SYSTEM & SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS DEVELOPMENT OF INTROSPECTION KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY,RESOURCES & FACILITIES AVAILABLE

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CONTD… KNOWLEDGE OF DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF SOCIETY(INDUSTRIAL HEALTH,PUBLIC HEALTH,MILITARY ETC,) KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS & COMPLICATIONS

RELATIONSHIP OF SOCIOLOGY WITH OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES : 

RELATIONSHIP OF SOCIOLOGY WITH OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY -ANTHROPOLOGY:STUDY OF PHYSICAL,SOCIAL,CULTURAL & EVOLUTIONARY CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE

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CONTD… BRANCHES OF ANTHROPOLOGY 1)PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2)PRE HISTORIC ANTHROPOLOGY 3)SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY

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CONTD… SOCIOLOGY & ECONOMICS -ECONOMICS:STUDY ABOUT ECONOMIC BEHAVIOUR OF MAN WITH REGARD TO PRODUCTION,CONSUMPTION & DISTRIBUTION.

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CONTD… SOCIOLOGY & POLITICAL SCIENCE -THE POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR OF MAN IS RELATED TO SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR. AUTHORITY, POWER, AND LEADERSHIP ARE SOME OF THE MAIN CONCERNS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE.

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CONTD… SOCIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY -PSYCHOLOGY IS THE SCIENCE WHICH STUDIES OF THE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR.

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CONTD… SOCIOLOGY AND HISTORY -HOWARD HAS SAID THAT HISTORY IS THE SOCIOLOGY OF THE PAST, AND SOCIOLOGY IS THE HISTORY OF THE PRESENT.

SUMMARIZATION : 

SUMMARIZATION INTRODUCTION CONCEPT SPECIALIZATIONS USES OF SOCIOLOGY FOR NURSES RELATIONSHIPS OF SOCIOLOGY WITH OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES

REFERENCES : 

REFERENCES POTHEN .S. &POTHEN K.P,”SOCIOLOGY FOR NURSES”2nd Ed,N.R BROTHERS PUBLICATION,Pp-1-6. WILLIAMS,A.,COOKE.H,MAY.C ,SOCIOLOGY,NURSING AND HEALTH,”BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN PUBLICATION.,Pp-12-13.

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CONTD… SWANKAR KESHAV: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING: N. R .BROTHERS:2nd Ed K.PARK:PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE, 8th ED, BANARSIDAS BHANOT PUBLISHERS.