Special Features * Authored and reviewed by the senior subject experts * 100+ Figures and a number of Tables and Flowcharts included * 50+ Case Scenarios and Practical Examples covered extensively * Integrated and Applied Text approach * Includes Solved Model paper * Enriched with recent advancements Salient Features * This textbook has been written as per the Revised INC syllabus * Important key terms of the respective Units have been covered separately in the beginning * The subject matter has been thoroughly reviewed by the experts * Supplemented with Case Studies covering all the applied aspects of Sociology in the clinical practice for real-time understanding * All the important points are covered in detail as per the need of the students * Written in a lucid language which helps the students to understand the crux of the matter * Summary of the Unit has been provided at the end of each Unit for quick glance over the important points * Probable multiple-choice questions with short and long answer questions are covered at the end of each chapter for self-evaluationAbout the Authors Mamta Verma, MSc (N), PhD (Scholar)(Public Health), is presently working as an Associate Professor at College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. She earned her graduate degree in nursing from Government College of Nursing, Indore, Madhya Pradesh and Masters of Science degree from Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing Delhi University. She is a PhD (Public Health) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai. Due to her passion for social sciences, she obtained Master of Arts degree in Sociology from Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh. She has been teaching Sociology and sociological concepts interrelations to undergraduate nursing students since a decade,