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LECTURE NOTES For Health Science Students Introduction to Sociology Zerihun Doda, M.A. Debub University In collaboration with th ...

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i PREFACE Sociology is a discipline that belongs to what conventionally is called the social science. The discipline plays a lea ...

ii the health and medical sciences curricula in universities and other training institutions abroad. Following this example, sim ...

iii personal and future professional practice. A brief discussion of the survey of social problems in contemporary Ethiopian soc ...

iv Each chapter begins with learning objectives, ends with a chapter summary and has review questions. Inside the text, there ar ...

v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS These lecture notes are prepared with the financial assistance made by The Carter Center. I, thus, first of al ...

vi Last but not least, I want to express my deep gratitude to the national reviewers: Dr Gebre Yntiso and Dr Teketel Abebe of th ...

vii TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ............................................................................. i Acknowledgement .. ...

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ix CHAPTER FOUR: SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND SOCIAL ...

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Learning Objectives CHAPTER TWO: SOCIETY AND CULTURE 2.1. The Concept of Society:............................................. ...

xii CHAPTER SIX: AN OVERVIEW OF SOCIAL PATHOLOGIES Learning Objectives ......................................................... ...

xiii CHPATER SEVEN: METHODS OF SOCIAL ACTION AND INTERVENTION Learning Objectives .............................................. ...

xiv LIST ILUSTRATIVE BOXES, TABLES AND FIGURES Illustrative Boxes Box 1.1. A simple definition of sociology..................... ...

xv Tables Table 1.1. Summary of sociological theories ............... 32 Table 2.1.A list of some cultural universals........... ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Learning Objectives At the end of this chapter, students will be able to: Define the term sociology; D ...

1.1. Definition and Subject Matter of Sociology 1.1.1. What is Sociology? Before attempting to define what sociology is, les us ...

generally understood as study or science (Indrani, 1998). Thus, the etymological, literal definition of sociology is that it is ...