Sociology Study

Within this assignment, firstly the booklet will be defining what sociology is and then it will be explaining what the followings are; Social structures, Social diversity and socialisation. The booklet will then introduce the 7 different sociological perspectives and explain what they are linking them in relation to health illness within health and social care which finally then explains the different concepts of health; identifying the positive concepts and the negative concept models of health and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the Bio-medical model and the Socio-medical model of health.

Sociology is the study of social behaviour and society including its origins, development, organisation, networks, and institutions. It is a social science that uses various methods of experimental investigations and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order, disorder, and change [google, 2017]. [pic 1]

Social institutions that can also be known as ‘Social structures’ of Sociology are one of the approaches that focuses on our family, education systems, health care services, religion, politics and social media. Each of these social structures play a part in our individuality and are assumed to be the main structures that our societies are made up of. The three-main social institutions that have played a part within my individuality are the following; family, education and health care services.

Furthermore, family is the first attachment a baby develops as soon as it is born, usually with the mother. However, a baby is more than likely born in a hospital which is a health care service. A baby’s first social institution can be argued to be a health care service, especially if the baby needs emergency care as soon as it is born. Education involves socialising with new people and learning which is firstly experienced through Reception, then nursery into school as we become older. Children are furthermore prone to ill health throughout their childhood, which often results in experiencing health care services.

Social Diversity is also another approach by Sociology which involves the agents of; Social class, gender, culture, ethnicity, age and locality. The table below explains briefly the influence these factors can have on us as individuals. 1.1[pic 2]

The national socio-economics classification is supposed to identify which category we belong in as an individual. [pic 3]