Brief yet containing the whole of the INC-prescribed syllabus, this book primarily aims at catering to the curricular needs of B.Sc. nursing students. It will, however, be of immense use for the GNM students and the degree students of various streams studying sociology.
Unit - 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Introduction to Sociology
Chapter 2: Sociology and Other Social Sciences
Chapter 3: Application of Sociology in Nursing
Unit - 2 INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY
Chapter 4: Individual and Society
Chapter 5: Socialization
Chapter 6: Brief Review of Human Growth and Development
Chapter 7: Rights and Responsibilities of an Individual in a Democratic Society
Unit - 3 CULTURE
Chapter 8 Culture
Chapter 9: Culture and Nursing
Chapter 10: Cultural Diversity
Unit - 4 SOCIAL GROUPS AND PROCESSES
Chapter 11: Group
Chapter 12: Social Groups and Social Processes
Chapter 13: Competition, Confl ict, Cooperation and Accommodation
Unit - 5 POPULATION
Chapter 14: Society and Population
Chapter 15: Population of India
Chapter 16: Population Growth and Malthusian Theory
Chapter 17: Population Explosion and Its Implications
Unit - 6 FAMILY AND MARRIAGE
Chapter 18: Family Welfare Programme
Chapter 19: The Institution of Family
Chapter 20: Functions of Family
Chapter 21: Types of Families
Chapter 22: Laws Governing Marriage in India
Chapter 23: The Institution of Marriage
Chapter 24: Problems of Modern Family and Marriage in India
Chapter 25: Family, Marriage and Their Infl uence on Health and Health Practices
Unit - 7 SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
Chapter 26: Social Stratification
Chapter 27: Caste System and Class System in India
Chapter 28: Social Stratifi cation and Social Mobility
Chapter 29: Race as a Biological Concept: Criteria of Racial Classification
Chapter 30: Effect of Caste, Class and Race on Health and Health Practices
Unit - 8 TYPES OF COMMUNITIES IN INDIA
Chapter 31: Community
Chapter 32: Community Development Project and Planning
Chapter 33: Changes in Rural Life
Chapter 34: Urbanization
Unit - 9 SOCIAL CHANGE
Chapter 35: Social Change
Chapter 36: Social Evolution, Development and Progress
Chapter 37: Factors of Social Change
Chapter 38: Theories of Social Change
Unit - 10 SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND SOCIAL SYSTEM
Chapter 39: Social Organization and Disorganization
Chapter 40: Democratic and Authoritarian Modes of Participation
Chapter 41: Voluntary Associations, Inter-Relationship of Institutions
Unit - 11SOCIAL CONTROL
Chapter 42: Social Control
Chapter 43: Social Norms and Values
Chapter 44: Role of a Nurse in Social Control
Unit - 12 SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Chapter 45: Social Problems
Chapter 46: Control and Planning: Poverty, Housing, Illiteracy, Food Supplies and Prostitution
Chapter 47: Vulnerable Groups
Chapter 48: Problems of Women, Children and the Elderly
Chapter 49: Rights of Women and Children
Chapter 50: Substance Abuse and Alcoholism
Chapter 51: HIV and AIDS
Chapter 52: Social Welfare Programmes in India
Chapter 53: Role of Nurse as a Change Agent
Chapter 54: Resources of the Country: Natural, Occupational and Industrial
Chapter 55: Social Security in India
Chapter 56: Budgeting for Family
Appendix: Multiple-Choice Questions