Table of Contents
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
