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Lesson 10:RURAL SOCIOLOGY

Importance of the study of rural sociology:

1. Rural sociology presents a scientific picture of rural life. Villages are important for many reasons because they are the springs to feed urban areas. So rural sociology is an important subject and can be put under the following head.
2. In every part of the world, the rural population is more than the urban population.
3. It gives us complete knowledge of village life. The first unit of development in a country is the village and the village is the center of culture of any country.
4. It can help in organizing the disorganized rural structure.
5. It lays stress on the importance of increasing the quantity and quality of production which improve the economic status of rural society.
6. It helps in providing technology and systematic knowledge and reforms in farm production,
7. It examines the social pathological problems and based on social methodology. It suggests ways for improving the village conditions.
8. It encourages development of various plans for any rural development programmes. For making progress in the rural society, work is carried out according to these plans.
9. It develops a relationship between the village and industries.
10. It lays stress on education for the solution of rural problems.
11. It helps change agents or community development workers in knowing the felt needs of the society, and then they can help villages in satisfying their needs.