Syllabus of Sociology for Nursing

1. Course Title:   Sociology
2. Course Number: (204)	 
3. Credit Hours: (2) credits	
4. Course Calendar: (2) hours weekly of (15) weeks.	
5. Placement: Second years / first semester.
6. Instructors: Staff of Sociology
Description: 
This course provides students with a conceptual framework of sociology and its applications to different aspects of social life. Emphasis is applied on concepts related to rights/ rules issues and interpersonal relationships among health team	 and between the nurse and clients to enhance the development of positive attitudes towards nurses, health team and clients. It identifies the health and disease in a social context, explores their reflection on different individuals, groups and communities, and determines the role of community in the health services as well. This course enables students to identify, predict, criticize and respond to the health problems of the society.                                                                                         

8. Course Goals:	                                                                                       
At the end of the course the student will be able to:	
•	Understand certain concepts of sociology.	
•	Identify the components of a society.
•	Determine the importance of sociology on the nursing profession.
•	Recognize the interpersonal relationships among the health team and between the nurse and clients.
•	Determine the rights and roles of clients, nurses, and other health team.	
•	Develop positive attitude towards clients, nurses and other members of the	health team.                                                                                                                                     
•	Explore the reflection of health and diseases issues on the social behaviors of individuals, groups and societies.                                                                                                     
•	Determine the role of the community in the preventive and curative aspects of health services.	
•	Analyze critically common health problems of the Iraqi society.
•	Suggest solutions to the health problems of the society depending on scientific base.	
9. Course Outline:
Unit 1: Introduction:		(4) hrs.
•    Concept, nature, and the goals of sociology.
•    The relationship between sociology and nursing/ medicine professions.
•    Research in sociology.

Unit 2:   Theories of sociology.					(2) hrs.

Unit 3: Analysis of sociology:					(4) hrs.                                                       
•    Establishment of societies.
•    Societal communities.
•   The social roles.
•    Rights and rules.
•    Personality in the social context.

Unit 4: Social problems:		 (6) hrs.
•    The concept of problems and its nature.
•   The cause and the effect of social problems on the society.
•    Approaches to solve social problems.
•    Common social problems affecting individuals physically and psychologically (murder or crime, adduction, family dissociation and divorce).
• The role of community in facing the social problems.

Unit: The Family:		(4) hrs.
•    Family as one of the community organizations.
•    The concept of a family.
•   Types of families and their problems.
•   Health problems facing the family. 

Unit 6: Analysis of impulsive behavior and its effect on: 		(4) hrs.
•	Individuals.
•	Groups.
•	Community.
Unit 7: Interpersonal relationships:				(2) hrs.
•	Social relationships
•	Nurse - client's relationship.
•	Nurse - health team relationships.

Unit 8: Social alteration:			(4) hrs.
•	Concept of Social alteration.
•	Effect of Social alteration on the individual, group and community.
 
Learning Resources: Blackboard, Handouts,

Teaching/Learning Strategies: Lecture, Group discussion, Writing Reports, Brain Storming

Students Evaluation:

1st theory exam.	20%
2nd theory exam.	20%
Report	5%
Daily Activities	5%
Final exam.	50%

Total	100%