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Lesson 10:Rural sociology

Meaning

• Sociology is the science of society.
• Society is a group of people who live together long enough, sharing common values and general interests.
• Sociology is a body of facts and principles which are based on scientifically organized knowledge.
• Rural Sociology has two terms- Rural +Sociology
• Rural geographically refers to the villages and demographically to the people living in villages.
• Rural Sociology is the study of life in the rural environment, which systematically studies rural communities to discover their conditions and tendencies to formulate principles of progress.
• It is also the study of rural population, social organizations and the social process operative in the rural society.