Socio-Economic-Political Foundations of Nursing
SOCIO-ECONOMIC-POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING
Learning Objectives: * Describe the origins of socio-economic-political foundations in nursing education as a discipline. * Describe the academic focus on socio-economic-political aspect of nursing education. * Consider the relevance of socio-economic-political foundations on healthcare works.
SOCIOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF NURSING EDUCATION
Sociology * Comes from the Latin word ‘socius’ – social or being with others; and Greek ‘logos’ – to study * Science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of humansociety * Study of people living in groups; scientific study of human interaction
Society * derived from the Latin word “socios” or socialis” – meaning fellow, companion, or associate * a group of individuals with well defined limits which persists in time, thus enabling them to develop a set of common ideas, attitude, norms, and sanctions, interaction, and of techniques for living and fitting together * the tendency or desire of people to be with other people
Socialization * process of helping the individual find and adjust his role * an individual learns to appreciate the meaning and values that exist in the culture at large and eventually internalizes such beliefs and values as guides for human conduct * function of society where in patterns of behavior and aspects of personality are inculcated * process of internalizing the norms of standards of the group among a group
Status * one of the basic building blocks of social interaction * the position assigned by a person in a group or organization
Status Set * statuses a person holds at a particular time, (e.g. a teenage girl is a daughter to her parents, a sister to her brother, a friend to others in her social circle, and a pitcher to a softball team)
Types of Statuses * Ascribed – acquired or received at birth without effort (e.g. family
Learning Objectives: * Describe the origins of socio-economic-political foundations in nursing education as a discipline. * Describe the academic focus on socio-economic-political aspect of nursing education. * Consider the relevance of socio-economic-political foundations on healthcare works.
SOCIOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF NURSING EDUCATION
Sociology * Comes from the Latin word ‘socius’ – social or being with others; and Greek ‘logos’ – to study * Science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of humansociety * Study of people living in groups; scientific study of human interaction
Society * derived from the Latin word “socios” or socialis” – meaning fellow, companion, or associate * a group of individuals with well defined limits which persists in time, thus enabling them to develop a set of common ideas, attitude, norms, and sanctions, interaction, and of techniques for living and fitting together * the tendency or desire of people to be with other people
Socialization * process of helping the individual find and adjust his role * an individual learns to appreciate the meaning and values that exist in the culture at large and eventually internalizes such beliefs and values as guides for human conduct * function of society where in patterns of behavior and aspects of personality are inculcated * process of internalizing the norms of standards of the group among a group
Status * one of the basic building blocks of social interaction * the position assigned by a person in a group or organization
Status Set * statuses a person holds at a particular time, (e.g. a teenage girl is a daughter to her parents, a sister to her brother, a friend to others in her social circle, and a pitcher to a softball team)
Types of Statuses * Ascribed – acquired or received at birth without effort (e.g. family
References: * Foundations of Education by Amparo S. Lardizabal * Handbook on Health Economics by Rex Gamisera, Ludivina Magpali, and Charlie Cruz * http://www.slideshare.net/Henyo/sociological-foundations-of-education-sociology-and-socialization-process * http://www.sunypress.edu/pdf/60923.pdf * www.nursing-informatics.com/N4111/LA8.ppt Prepared by: Gezelle S. Tangalin, RN