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RURAL SOCIOLOGY
Rural Sociology sB1-I: The Rural Community: Second Term. 8:30;
S. S. B. 2. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Mr. Tate.
A study of the rural community as a sociological group, with the objective of securing
a knowledge of the forces and principles which influence its formation, persistence and
decline. Concrete cases of rural community development are considered, and students are
aided in making a study of a community with which they are reasonably familiar.
Rural Sociology sB1-II: Rural Social Organization: Second Term.
9:30; S. S. B. 2. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Mr. Tate.
A study of the forms of rural social organization, such as locality and special interest
groups and rural institutions, and a consideration of the environmental factors that limit
and influence their development and functioning. Attention is also given to the aims and
methods of social organization in rural society.
Rural Sociology sB1-III: Rural Social Trends: Second Term. 11:30;
S. S. B. 2. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Mr. Tate.
A presentation of the most significant changes which have occurred in rural social
life during the past two centuries, with special reference to the changes since 1900.
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