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Sociological
knowledge
allow nurse to enhance the quality patient care
3 primary theoretical perspective
Functionalist
Conflict
Symbolic interactionist
Augustus comte
A
social physics
Comtes positivism
Theological
Metaphysical
state
Positive
Emile
Durkheim
Functionalism
Functionalism
Society
values
and
norms
provide the rule and laws
Karl Max
Conflict
(social order)
Conflict is driven by
social
change
Two main concern are ;
Economic
wealth
Power
Conflict
theory
Pyramid structure
-Elite at the top
Emile Durkheim
Economics
inequalities
of the capitalist were source of conflict
Max Weber suggest
political
power
and
social status
effect conflict
Functionalism vs conflict theory
Functionalism aspect of
society
function
while conflict
unequal
distribution
of resources
Functionalism all element of society are
interpendent
with each other while conflicts trigger the
social
change
Pioneer
Emile Durkheim
while pioneer is
Karl Max
George Herbert Mead
Symbolic interaction
Symbolic
interaction
Communication influence the
symbol
way of people interaction
symbol the root of society
Symbol
Object,emotion, process in real world
Interaction
-meaning of symbol is interpreted and modifies through social interaction
Conflict theory of functionism
Power indicate whom are
functional
and who are
not
Conflict theory of symbolic interactionism
People who have
power
create
lables
and
assign
them to others
Functionalism
(work together)
Societies work together to maintain
stability
and order
Conflict
theory
Society characterized inequality between groups and think about social change
Symbolic
interaction
How individual interact with one another and create meaningful symbol and languange
Norms vs values
Behaviour that
society
belief while values values behaviour that individual belief
Norms vary the
society
with society while values vary individual with
individual
Norms
specific
guidelines while values
general
guidelines
Norms
accepted
standard
of behaviour while values help decided
wrong
or
right
Example norms,
close
mouth
when cough,shake
hand
when meet while values,
honesty
,
courage
Socialism
Democracy and liberty
Communism
Equal societies
Animism
Belief in existence of good and bad souls,ancient religion often used spells and evil spirit
Polytheism
Workship more than one god
Polytheism
Chinese
folk
Taoism
Shenism
Japanese
Shinto
Traditional
Africa
religion
Monotheism
Workship to one god
Monotheism
Islam
Christan
Judism
Norm
Average level of development
Something that usual or expected