Applied Sociology for Nurses Quiz

Personal Disorganization

• Personal disorganization reflects behaviors that deviate from societal norms, leading to social disapproval.
• Defined by Mowrer as behaviors that significantly disturb the integration of the personality’s attitude system.
• EM Lemert describes it as a state where individuals have not stabilized their behaviors around major societal roles, which can be transitional or ongoing.

Causes of Personal Disorganization

• Individual and societal disorganization are interconnected, influencing each other.
• Individual factors contributing to disorganization include physical disorders that hinder adjustment.
• Societal factors involve environmental conditions and contradictions within societal norms (e.g., religious discrepancies).

Importance of Society

• Society is essential for individual growth, happiness, and cooperative interaction among its members.
• The primary aim of society is to promote a harmonious and fulfilling life for individuals.

Relationship Between Individuals and Society

• Individuals and society are interdependent; they coexist and influence each other’s existence.
• This bilateral relationship underscores the significance of social structures in personal development.

Characteristics of Social Institutions

• Institutions are structured systems with interrelated parts serving specific roles and unified by a purpose.
• They exhibit stability and can undergo changes only through social processes.
• Institutions have clearly defined objectives, symbols for identification, and traditions passed down through generations.
• Serve as transmitters of cultural values and are typically resistant to change.
• Assign roles and statuses to individuals based on established norms.

Types of Institutions

• Crescive (Primal): Unintentional institutions arising from societal mores.
• Enacted: Consciously established institutions for specific purposes (e.g., marriage).
• Basic: Essential for societal order (e.g., family, education).
• Subsidiary: Less critical institutions that support but are not necessary for social order (e.g., recreational institutions).
• General: Recognized universally (e.g., religion).
• Restricted: Specific to particular populations (e.g., cultural religions).
• Operational: Focused on organizing necessary practices for achieving objectives (e.g., agricultural institutions).

Functions of Institutions

• Satisfy primary human needs by structuring social interactions and providing education.
• Maintain unity and harmony in society, simplifying social actions and predicting behaviors.
• Provide order through established laws and norms.
• Transfer cultural heritage and values to future generations, reinforced by primary institutions like family and schools.
• Define individual roles and statuses, guiding behavior through learned duties and societal expectations.

Differences Between Institution and Association

• Institutions: Encompasses rules and procedures, evolves naturally, based on cultural symbols, and fulfills basic needs.
• Associations: Formed for specific purposes by organized groups, characterized by voluntary membership and formal control means.

Differences Between Institution and Community

• Institutions: Organized social structures designed to fulfill specific needs, often abstract in nature.
• Communities: Groups of people focused on human aspects, sharing a geographical locality and collective identity.

Test your understanding of applied sociology concepts relevant for nurses. This quiz covers personal disorganization, behavior integration, and the relationship between individual and societal norms. Prepare to delve into the critical aspects of sociological principles in nursing practice.