1. Rural Sociology

2. Rural Sociology is the branch of Sociology that studies rural life, rural social relationships and rural social institutions. Thus it a comprehensive study of issues , problems, facts and social relationships connected with rural environment.

3. “Rural Sociology is the science of rural society
“Rural Sociology is the science of rural society. The laws of the structure and development of rural society in general can aid us in discovering the special laws governing a particular society. The basic function of rural Sociology is to discover the laws of rural development.”
A.R.Desai

4. “The subject –matter of rural sociology is the description and analysis of progress of various kinds as they exist in rural environment”
Lowry Nelson

5. Origin and Development of Rural Sociology
is known as ‘Exploiter Period’. Rural Sociology is quite new. In America study of Rural Sociology as a separate subject was started in In 1937 Rural Sociological Society was established in America.

6. Subject –matter of Rural Sociology
Rural Social Structure
Rural Social Organisation
Characteristics of Rural Society
Rural Social Stratification
Study of Rural Social Problems
Rural Social Institutions
Rural Social Life

7. Rural Reconstruction
Rural Change
Rural Social Planning

8. Scope of Rural Sociology
Scope of Rural Sociology is rural society. There are various view points.
Points of disagreement
Whether the general laws and principles of sociology can be applied on rural sociology or different laws and principles be formulated. .
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9. Whether Rural Sociology should restrict itself only to the study of rural community
Whether Rural Sociology should discover laws pertaining to the development of the rural community only or include remedial measures also.

10. Points of agreement
Rural & Urban environments are unique and have special characteristics
There is interaction between the two thus need to compare them.
Structure of rural society keeps on changing thus to know the causes of change
Rural Sociology is the scientific, serialized and comprehensive study thus laws can be formulated on the basis of its knowledge

11. Characteristics of Rural Sociology
Majority of the world population is rural
Villages are the basic source of culture
Helpful in solving rural problems
Helpful in rural social reconstruction
Helpful in community development
Helpful in understanding rural and urban life
Helpful in understanding the problems of agrarians

12. Emergence and Development of Rural Sociology in India
Study of rural society was started in 1800 by East India Company which can be divided into four periods
Starting / of Rural Sociology
Childhood Period of Rural Sociology
Youth Period of Rural Sociology
Period of Rural Sociology

13. Importance of Rural Sociology in India
Majority of Indian population lives in villages
Important source of knowing rural life –style
Agriculture is the main occupation of Indian society
Rural reforms can be done by studying it
Education : illiteracy ,problem of truancy & dropout rate
How to eradicate unemployment

14. Prevalent social problems like honour killing, casteism etc
Status of women
Rural Sociology in India
Planning of socio-economic development
It is helpful in rural reconstruction.

15. It is helpful in understanding rural people
It is helpful in studying the basis of Indian culture
Village is the basic unit of Indian society
Indian Sociology is actually rural Sociology