Rural sociology
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| - | '''Urban sociology''' is the [[Sociology|sociological]] study of social life and human interaction in [[metropolitan area]]s. It is a normative discipline of sociology seeking to study the structures, processes, changes and problems of an urban area and by doing so providing inputs for planning and policy making. | + | '''Rural sociology''' is a field of [[sociology]] traditionally associated with the study of social structure and conflict in rural areas although topical areas such as food and agriculture or natural resource access transcend traditional rural spatial boundaries (Sociology Guide 2011). It is an active field in much of the world, originating in the United States in the 1910s with close ties to the national [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]] and [[land-grant university]] colleges of agriculture. |
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| - | Like most areas of sociology, urban sociologists use [[statistics|statisticial]] analysis, observation, [[social theory]], interviews, and other methods to study a range of topics, including migration and [[demography|demographic trends]], [[economics]], [[poverty]], race relations, [[economics|economic trends]], and etc. | + | |
| - | During the [[industrial revolution]], sociologists such as [[Max Weber]] and [[Emile Durkheim]] focused on the increasing [[urbanization]] of social life and the effects it had on people's feelings of [[Social alienation|alienation]] and anonymity. | + | == See also == |
| - | + | *[[Agrarianism]] | |
| - | The [[Chicago school (sociology)|Chicago School]] is a major influence in the study of urban sociology. Many of their findings have been refined or rejected, but the lasting impact of the Chicago School can still be found in today's teachings. | + | *[[Community development]] |
| - | ==See also== | + | *[[Community studies]] |
| - | + | *[[Environmental sociology]] | |
| - | * [[Bibliography of sociology]] | + | *[[Food studies]] |
| - | * [[Community studies]] | + | *[[Highland Clearances]] |
| - | * [[Ekistics]] | + | *[[Regional science]] |
| - | * [[Index of urban studies articles]] | + | *[[Rural development]] |
| - | * [[Garden city movement]] | + | *[[Rural ghetto]] |
| - | * [[List of urban sociology topics]] | + | *[[Rural history]] |
| - | * [[Rural sociology]] | + | *[[Sociology of disaster]] |
| - | * [[Social geography]] | + | |
| - | * [[Social theory]] | + | |
| - | * [[Sociology of architecture]] | + | |
| - | * [[Sociology of space]] | + | |
| - | * [[Urban anthropology]] | + | |
| - | * [[Urban culture]] | + | |
| - | * [[Urban history]] | + | |
| - | * [[Urban planning]] | + | |
| - | * [[Urban tribe]] | + | |
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Rural sociology is a field of sociology traditionally associated with the study of social structure and conflict in rural areas although topical areas such as food and agriculture or natural resource access transcend traditional rural spatial boundaries (Sociology Guide 2011). It is an active field in much of the world, originating in the United States in the 1910s with close ties to the national Department of Agriculture and land-grant university colleges of agriculture.
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See also
- Agrarianism
- Community development
- Community studies
- Environmental sociology
- Food studies
- Highland Clearances
- Regional science
- Rural development
- Rural ghetto
- Rural history
- Sociology of disaster
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