Importance of Rural Sociology

The practical value of the study of rural sociology is widely recognised today. As long as the villages and the rural society assume importance, the rural sociology shall continue to acquire importance. The value of rural sociology can be understood by the following points:

1. Rural Population is in Majority: The world's is more rural than urban. More than two-third of people of the world live in villages. It is the village that forms the basis of society. Rural sociology is inevitable for the study of the majority of the population.

2.Intimate Relationship between the Land and Man: Man is born out of land and his entire culture depends on it. Land has been the part of and parcel of human life. Progress starts from the village. The type of land partially conditions the type of society and the opportunities for human development. This close relationship between man and land has also been recognised by economists and political scientists.

3. Villages and Rural Life from the Source of Population: Cities normally grow out of towns and villages. No city can come into existence all of a sudden without having a rural background. A village, when improved and thickly populated, becomes a town or city. Thus it is the village population that forms the source of urban life.

4. Psychological Approach to the Rural Life: Rural progress, rural reconstruction or improvement of rural societies is possible only when the people have correct idea about the rural way of life and problems. Rural sociology touches upon the rural psychology and provides a good understanding of the rural people and their society.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

the attitute of the person is the one that determinis the way the person sees things,is true the good developing ideas for comes from the rural experiences

Anonymous said...

we need a more detailed account

charle .m. Ucheh said...

the idea that urban cities evolves from rural is still vague because,if rural societies are capable of vomiting urban societies, then they equally shouldn't be rural.

kamagra said...

It is a fascinating subject, I love sociology and all the implications this brings.

AZHAR SOOMRO said...

I love this subject because it helps us to understand our society in its true aspect.

aysha aslam said...

i love rural sociology bcuz rural people and agriculture are the back bone of the pakistani society .

itumeleng said...

i like this course as well,rural sociology help us to understand rural behavior and their mentality in perciving things

mashiane itumeleng said...

human behavior is the most important thing when conducting a research so u hv to understand how people react upon a new things in their area especialy old farmers so sociology help us to understand that kind of behavior

Anonymous said...

rural sociology is a fundamental subject in the African society.Am really enjoying and trying to internalize the subject here in Kenya.

Anonymous said...

participatory rural appraisal is an approach best suited for rural sociology. it allows the member of the community to participate in the planning and management of the development process. by-jez_jay33@yahoo.com

T.K.G said...

rural sociology is important for understanding the day to day existence of societies,so we still need more information and researchs for the development of the rural societies

Anonymous said...

i like sociology of law among the rural because it helps reduce the ignorance with the people with rural descend among many kenyans

bikila hailu said...

rural sociology is very important field,because rural is the base for all

CARDINAL2 said...

am proud to be a student of Rural Sociology

Anonymous said...

As long as we are in this world,sociology will remain as part and parcel of us all.there is no way we will leave it behind. its good to be a sociologist.

kayonde dan said...

sociology assist us to know the way how we can live in societies with good manner

Anonymous said...

am proud to be a student of rural sociology. Ruralism is existing because of governments policies which do not favour the rural dwellers, besides technocrats should understand that rural dwellers are not resistance to national development

john kioko said...

am elated and proud to be a rural sociology student

venki said...

i need more information about Rural Sociology and Rural Development

Unknown said...

I need more information about the importance of rural sociology

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