In general, the study of sociology gives us what sociologists call the
sociological imagination.
Sociological imagination is a special way of looking at the world
around us through sociological lenses. It is a way of looking at our experience
in light of what is happening in the social world around us. This will help us
to non-biological and social forces affecting appreciate the influence and
shape our lives as individuals, groups and communities (Giddens, 1982).
Sociological imagination helps us look beyond the personality psychology in
many and varied facets of social and cultural forces, and "the repeated
pattern in the attitudes and actions of people, and how the pattern is who vary
over time, cultures and social groups. " (Henslin and Nelson, 1995)
Studying sociology helps us understand how the social forces affect
our goals, attitudes, behavior and personality. We are more sensitive to social
issues. Moreover teach sociology helps to bring our own biased assumptions,
stereotypes and ethno-centric thinking and skills critical to be broad-minded
and respectful of our interpersonal and international relations group. By
studying sociology, we can more humane, people - centered; we give high value
to human dignity.
In general, sociology increases our self-knowledge. Teach sociology
can provide us with self-illumination. If we learn sociology, we learn more
about the conditions of our own lives, and the way our society functions and
social system. If this knowledge increases, we can become more empowered to
influence affect the direction of the force and the circumstances of our lives.
We can also better meet the various policies set by the government; and can
suggest our own policies and alternatives (Giddens, op cit).
In addition to the above advantages sociology has several practical
advantages. There is what we call applied sociology, applying sociological
knowledge, principles, methods, concepts and theories to offer solutions to
contemporary social pathologies. Sociology play face practical role of social
disease.
Sociological knowledge is very suitable to deal with the most critical
social problems and in facilitating progress in socio-economic sectors.Before closing this section, it is important to know why the health /
medical science students have an introductory course in sociology.
The
following are some of the arguments for the necessity of such courses:
1. Health, sickness and disease are so many socio-cultural in nature
as they are physically.
2. In the meantime, though certain steps, play a decisive role in the
medical / health sciences practice focuses on biomedical and environmental
aspects of health and disease. However, given the bio-psycho-social nature and
human health, it is very slight. This limited approach to health disease does
not provide students with correct and full picture of the issue. This very
narrow focus on training of professionals heath and the design of policies and
strategies for health is not appropriate.
3. The objective reality of the development of society, such as
Ethiopia, human health and healing with profound socio-cultural factors such as
entrenched poverty, the role of traditional values and institutions in
shaping man image world in health and disease.
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