Sociology importance , Its nature, Characteristics , Applications in Nursing and Healthcare Professionals

3. WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY?

4. Sociology is a discipline in social sciences concerned with
the human society and human social activities.
It is one of the youngest social sciences.
Auguste Comte, a French social thinker, is traditionally
known as the ‘Father of Sociology’ as he coined the term
‘Sociology’ in 1839

5. Definition
Sociology is derived from the
and the
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thus sociology means studyof society.
“Sociology is the study of Human interactions , interrelation , their
conditions and consequences.”
Ginsberg
“Sociology is the scientific study of society : of Groups,
institutions , Organizations and interrelationships between
members of society.
Elbert W.Stewart

6. Sociology is the scientific study of society, patterns of
social relationships, social interaction, and culture.
Sociology is a science of society, Relationships
Study of social life, Human behavior in groups , social
action , social groups and system

8. Society

9. NATURE OF SOCIOLOGY
• In nature of sociology , what type of subject
Sociology is?
• Is sociology a science, or an art or what?
enlisted the following
• Sociology is an independent science. Sociology like any
other discipline have its own area of study and not fully
dependent on other discipline.
• Sociology is a social science not a physical science.
Social sciences focus on various aspect of human society
while physical sciences deal with natural phenomena. Thus
Sociology is a social science as
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10. • Sociology is a discipline. Sociology is value-free. It
is only interested in ‘what is’ and not ‘what should
be’ or ‘ought to be’.
• Sociology is pure science and not an applied
science. As a Pure science it is only interested in
acquisition of knowledge, it has nothing to do with
application of that knowledge. Like Physics is a pure
science while engineering is its application.

11. SOCIOLOGY IS SOCIOLOGY IS NOT
Physical Science
Normative Discipline
Applied Science
Special Social Science
Concrete Science
Particularising Science
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12. Uses of Sociology for Nurses:
1. Knowledge of culture and social life patients.
2. Maintained of friendly relationships between different personnel's at
different levels.
3. Knowledge of social system and social relationships .
4. Knowledge of community , resources, and facilities, available.
5. Knowledge of different sections of society( trial, health, military).
6. Knowledge of technology progress and complication
7. The study of sociology helps nurses identify the psycho- social
problems of patients , which helps important the quality of treatment.

13. IMPORTANCEOFSOCIOLOGY
• Crimes
• Public unrest
• Un-employment
• Housing Problems
• Illiteracy
• Poverty
• Culture

14. Importance and application of Sociology in Nursing
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16. Application of Sociology in Nursing
• Sociology is a recent addition to the syllabus of medical
education
• Sociology is needed in general to all the medical
professions and especially nursing because social
conditions are sometimes responsible for health
problems.
• Sociology helps to understand the relationship between
disease and social condition.

17. • Importance of social environment: A patient with
physical handicap should be understood in the context of
his social middle.
• Psychological, social and vocational handicaps of the
disabled person and patients are often related with false
attitudes of the people.
• The nurse should understand the social environment for
develop the patient health condition. Importance of
understanding the social factors.
• Sociology helps Nurse to understand the social factors
which from the barriers to treatment, rehabilitation and
positive outcome. Nurse to understand the importance of
supportive social factors in treating and rehabilitating the
patient..

18. Application of Sociology in Nursing Intervention measures
• In the absence of social worker the Nurse may have to
deal with family and other problems such as housing,
economics, social, isolation and psychological
disturbances of the patient.
• Intervention on finance and social security measures.
• Social change and treatment.
• Modification of attitudes.

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