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Lesson 10:RURAL SOCIOLOGY

Scope of Rural Sociology:

Rural sociology is a study of rural happenings, relationships and interaction in the village society. From this point of view its scope is very wide and vast.

1. Designing policies and programmes for rural development is not possible without the knowledge of rural social life
2. The findings of social life in rural areas itself is a guide and a package of suggestion, to bring out reforms for reconstruction of rural society to meet the days challenges
3. The socio psychological aspects of rural life provides adequate information to study the non-cultural material of the society
4. The study of rural social organizations provides wide scope regarding value systems, which is very much essential to introduce any structural reforms