This document outlines a unit plan for a course on applied sociology for nursing students. It includes the objectives, content, teaching methods, and assessment for a unit on the introduction to sociology. The unit covers defining sociology, exploring its nature and scope, branches of sociology, importance of sociology, and significance of sociology in nursing. The content will be delivered through lectures, discussions, and students will be assessed through essays and short answers.

1. ESIC COLLEGE OF NURSING, KALABURAGI
FIRST YEAR BASIC B Sc NURSING [SEMESTER I]
SUBJECT : APPLIED SOCIOLOGY
UNIT PLAN
UNIT I : INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SUBMITTED BY, SUBMITTED TO
Mrs Bemina JA The Principal
Assistant Professor ESIC College of Nursing
ESIC College of Nursing Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi

2. NAME OF THE SUBJECT : Applied Sociology
UNIT NO : I
TITLE OF THE UNIT : Introduction to Sociology
THEORY HOURS : 1hour
NAME OF THE TEACHER : Mrs. Bemina JA
STUDENTS/GROUP : Ist
Year Basic BS c Nursing [Semester I ]
TEACHING ACTIVITIES : Lecture cum Discussion
LEARNING ACTIVITIES : Active listening, participating in Discussion and Preparation of notes.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES : Upon completion of the topic, the students will be able to appreciate the scope
and significance of sociology in nursing
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES : The students will be able to
 Define sociology
 Explain the Nature of sociology
 Discuss the scope of sociology
 Explains the Branches of sociology
 Illustrates the factors of origin of sociology
 Explains the Importance of sociology
 Throw light on Significance of sociology in Nursing

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I 5Min Definitions sociology
Illustrates the factors of
origin of sociology
Introduction
Sociologists study all aspects and levels of society.
Sociologists working from the micro-level study
small groups and individual interactions, while those
using macro-level analysis look at trends among and
between large groups and societies.
A group of people who live in a defined geographic
area, who interact with one another, and who share a
common culture is what sociologists call a society.
Sociology is the study of groups and group
interactions, societies and social interactions, from
small and personal groups to very large groups.
It is a social science that help us to understand the
world we live in. The key idea of Sociology is that
the lives of individuals cannot be understood apart
from social context in which they live. It focuses on:
1. Understanding the world and our place in that
world.
2. Understanding ourselves and use that self-
understanding to free ourselves.
SOCIOLOGY
Combination of Latin and Greek words
Socius+Logos Society Study Henceforth, Sociology
is a Study of Society
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Discussion
 Essay
 Short
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4. FATHEROFSOCIOLOGY:AUGUSTECOMTE
Sociology emerged in Europe in the early 1800s.
French Philosopher Term Sociology was coined by
August Comte. His Contributions:
1. GaveSociology its name.
2. Divided Sociology in to two parts : Social Statics
and SocialDynamics.
3. Emphasized on the scientific instead of religious,
philosophical and moral analysis of society.
4. Discovered Laws to understand Society, known
asLaw of ThreeStages 1798 - 1857
DEFINITION
Sociology also studies social status or
stratification, social movements, and social
change, as well as societal disorder in the form of
crime, deviance, and revolution.
It does this by examining the dynamics of
constituent parts of societies such as institutions,
communities, populations, and gender, racial, or
age groups. Sociology, is a social science that
studies human societies, their interactions, and the
processes that preserve and change them.
Sociology in its broadest sense may be said to be
the study of interactions arising from the
association of living beings. - Gillin and Gillin

5. Sociology is the science which attempts the
interpretive understanding of social action.
– Max Weber
Sociology is the study of human interactions and
interrelations, their conditions and consequences. -
H Ginsberg
“The science of social phenomena subjected to
natural laws, the discovery of which is the
objective of investigations”
-August Comte
15Min Explain the Nature of
sociology
Nature and scope of sociology
The following are the main characteristics of
sociology as enlisted by Robert Bierstedt in his
book, " The social order". It is different from other
science in certain respects. An analysis of its internal
logical characteristics helps one to understand what
kind of science it is.
Sociology, as a branch of knowledge, has its own
unique characteristics.
Sociology is Both a Rational and Empirical Science.
Sociology is a Generalizing and not a particularizing
or Individualizing science.
Sociology is a General Science not a special Science.
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• Discussion
 Essay
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6. Sociology is pure science and not an Applied
Science.
Sociology is relatively and Abstract Science and not
a concrete Science.
Sociology is a categorical and not a Normative
Discipline.
Sociology is a Social Science and not a physical
Science.
Sociology is an Independent Science.
.
15min Explains the Branches of
sociology
Branches of sociology
Theoretical Sociology
Historical Sociology
Sociology of Knowledge
Criminology
Sociology of Religion
Sociology of Economy
Urban Sociology
Rural Sociology
Political Sociology
Sociology of Demography
Sociology of Law
Industrial Sociology
Sociology of Stratification, etc.
Sociology of Differentiation
Sociology of Psychology
Sociology of Moment
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7. Sociology of Planning
Sociology of Culture
Sociology of Military
Sociology of Development
Sociology of Peace
Sociology of literature
Sociology of Art
Sociology of Occupation
Sociology of Race
Sociology of Family
10min Explains the Importance
of sociology
Importance of sociology
1. Sociology makes a Scientific of Society.
2. Sociology studies the role of the institutions in
the development of the Individual.
3. The study of Sociology is indispensable for
understanding and planning of society.
4. Sociology is of great importance in the solution
of social problems.
5. Sociology has drawn our attention to the
essential worth and dignity of man. Importance of
sociology
6. Sociology has changed outlook with regard to
the problems of crime etc.
7. Sociology has made great contribution to enrich
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8. human culture.
8. Sociology is of great importance in the solution
of international problems.
9. Sociology is useful as a teaching subject.
10. Sociology as a profession.
15min
Throw light on
Significance of sociology
in Nursing
Importance of Sociology in Nursing
Sociology is includes in the curriculum of nursing
because health is include social component. Most
of the illness have social causes and social
consequences.
Sociology gives knowledge to deal with patient
and to understand this habits norms, culture and
behaviour etc..
The nurse has to understand the necessity of
changing the environment or surrounding.
The sociological knowledge the nurse understand
the factors of caste, faith, community, religion etc..
Without sociological knowledge a nurse cannot
understand the community.
To adjustment and services of the family
members are important in the recovery process of
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9. the patient. So for understand this knowledge of
family is essential for the nurse .
So this knowledge helps her to avoid prejudices
and discrimination. As well as a nurse should
understand the social position, status and social
responsibilities with regard to health field by
studying sociology. She as to work is accordance
with rules and norms of it by removing egoistic
and impulse based behaviour. The nurse to
understand the necessity to changing the
environment for making recovery better
It helps the nurse to approach the patient at various
level.
– Emotional level
– Cultural level
– Intellectual level
Social correlates of disease including demographic
factors can be understood by the nurse with the
knowledge of Sociology.
Emotional level.
– The nurse should understand the patient
emotions.
– Nurse give some opportunity to patient for
ventilate their feelings.
– Which will reduce their emotional burden.
– It is really helps to build up the rapport which is
essential for effective curative
intervention.Importance of Sociology in Nursing
Cultural level

10. – Patients may not be able to adjust with hospital
environment because limitation of cultural
environment.
– For example: A female patient not to be ready to
remove her mangal sutra at the time of surgery
because of their cultural sentiments.
– The nurse should explain the cultural thinking
and give explanation the need for removing
mangal sutra
Intellectual level
– The patient is unable to understand the
instructions and guidelines given by the nurse or
doctors.
– So here the knowledge of Sociology help to
nurse to understand the intelligence of patients.
– This knowledge makes the nurse to approach the
patient sympathetically without emotional reaction
REFERENCES :
CN Shankar Rao. Sociology. S. Chand Publishing, 2012 ISBN.
Elias, Norbert. 1978. What Is Sociology? New York: Columbia University Press.