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Application of Principles of Sociology in Health Care
Application of Principles of Sociology in Health Care
Application of Principles of Sociology in Health Care
psychological factors
(bio psycho social
Medical environment )
in health and disease
sociology
Dr. SaGAR.M.V. professor
,department of community
medicine
Application of principles of Medical
sociology
(Application of principles of sociology in health and
disease )
Social psychology
and social
anthropology
in health ,disease
and health care.
Sociology
Psychology
Anthropology
Human history ,law , economics
• Discipline that deals with
the study of human society
Sociology • Kinds of variation in society
BONDING
• SHARED TOGETHERNESS ON THE BASIS OF SOME
PARTICULAR PRINCIPLE OF LIFE
MAY BE DUE TO A PLACE WHERE THEY
ALL STAY or due to some other common
intrest
Accordingly the communities can be either “structural” or
“functional”
Which gives a small bonding and not only affects the way in
which people from group would think .
Family is an
epidemiological unit
For providing
comprehensive health care
Types
of Nuclear
family
Joint
Extended
Nuclear family
Joint families
Nuclear families gives However ,it reduces the
the advantage of substantial amount of
social ,emotional
freedom of action and economic support ,wich
decissions regarding is available in a joint
their life to the coup family
Joint families
Extended
family is an In which the couple with
their and dependent
extension of parents live together
nuclear family
Extended families
Stages of evolution of family
Phase of proliferation
• Children are born and grown up
Phase of retraction
Instils various
social values
Functions of Family
and its role in health and disease
Unit of health care
action is the family
Growth of new
born to adult
Instils various
social values
Inculcate cultural characteristics, customs ,and
beliefs
1) Attitudes , 11
beliefs, and
practices in
relation to
health ;
Functions of family and its role in health and
disease
1) Attitudes , 11
beliefs, and
practices in
relation to
health ;
Acculturation
Dovelopment of
personality and
life style
Care
during
illness
Social support
system during ill-
health and period of
crisis
Mother and
child health
Health care of children
And adolescents
Reduction of mental stress
Susceptibility to diseases
Thank
You
Social stratification , socio economic
classification and poverty
Expressed in terms various social classes in which
people are distributed .
this is refered to as social stratification .
Social stratification is a horizontal division of the
society in to several socio economic layers ;
Social stratification , socio economic
classification and poverty
Each social class has a comparable standard of living
,status ,and life style .
”
, socio economic status and social class
Commonly used index of the overall standard of living and economic status of the
country
Also used to identify those who need to be supported by the various social security
schemes
Poverty line actually means inability to buy adequate food which can provide 2400
calories per day per person .
According to recent world bank report 21% of india population is below poverty
line
World bank has kept the threshold for poveety as 1.90 U.S.$ dollars
( 1.90 $ per day per person means 3900 rupees
Percentage of population living below poverty line (B P L FAMILY)
Commonly used index of the overall standard of living and economic status of the
country
Also used to identify those who need to be supported by the various social security
schemes
Poverty line actually means inability to buy adequate food which can provide 2400
calories per day per person .
According to recent world bank report 21% of india population is below poverty
line
World bank has kept the threshold for poveety as 1.90 U.S.$ dollars
( 1.90 $ per day per person means 3900 rupees
Human poverty index (H P I )
Treat not only clinical diseases ,but also the social causes
fertility control .
Social pathology
Study of causes of human disease due to social
conditions
Social pathology Study of causes of human disease due to social
conditions
Living below
poverty line
Poor educational
Non availability of
status / poor health
drinking
illiteracy
Poor educational
fecilities