Title: Sociological issues: family, gender, community, class and race
Abstract: This chapter discusses the concept of sociology in developing community practitioners' understanding of their clients as members of diverse social groups. It also discusses the functionalist, social conflict, feminist, social action, and interpretivist approaches to describe the usefulness of sociology in the work of a community practitioner. The functionalist approach examines society as a functioning social system in which all the parts of the system, people, and different social institutions are interrelated to form a stable and cohesive social entity. The functionalist approach also examines the important functions served by social institutions, such as the family and religious organizations, for society and individuals within it. In contrast to functionalism, the social conflict approach emphasizes the fundamental differences that exist among social groups. The focus on social inequality encourages the health professional to identify the links between health experience and gender as well as the race and socioeconomic background of the client.
Publication Year: 1992
Publication Date: 1992-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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