In its pursuit to bring about an awakening among students of nursing about human social behaviour, this third edition of Sociology for Nurses continues to build on sociological theories that are of relevance to the nursing community. Conforming to the syllabus prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council and catering to the needs of B.Sc. Nursing students in their first year, for the paper on Applied Sociology, this book provides jargon free explanation of even the most difficult concepts for student’s benefit. \nFeatures : \nNew topics as per Indian Nursing Council syllabus have been included in the units on Social structure, Culture, Social stratification and Social organization and disorganization. \nNew unit on Clinical sociology has been added. \nAdditional emphasis provided to sociological concepts and their applications from the standpoint of the practising nurse. \nCore concepts have been exemplified with vivid illustrations and reinforced by rich pedagogy. \nEach chapter has been supplemented with numerous Endo chapter review questions and objective type questions.