[KU 1017 Sub.Code : 4716 Q.P. Code 664716
B.Sc. (Nursing) Degree Examination Second Year Paper I
Sociology
February 2009
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 75 marks
Answer ALL questions
I. Write essays on :
1. Social factors affecting health status.
2. Influence of formal and informal groups on health and sickness.
II. Write short notes on :
1. Social consciousness and perception of illness.
2. Socialization in hospitals.
3. Co-operation competition.
4. Folkways and mores.
5. Effects of sickness on family.
III. Short answer questions :
1. Point out four uses of Sociology relevant to nursing profession.
2. Point out the four important factors of social change.
3. Mention the factors affecting the decision taking process in treatment of diseases.
4. Define ‘Social Control’. Mention the formal methods of Social Control.
5. Define ‘Poverty’. Mention the causes of poverty.
6. Write about Role of a Medical Social Worker.
7. Define Social Planning. Point out the steps in Social Planning.
8. Mention the harmful cultural practices in India.
9. Point out determinants of health.
10. Mention the deviant behaviour and diseases due to deviant behaviour.
* * * * * * * * *
