Introduction
Definition……
The nomenclature ‘Rural Sociology’ indicates that it is the scientific study of Rural Society. Broadly speaking, it deals with the systematic study of Rural Society, its institutions, activities interactions, social change etc. It not only deals with the social relationship of man in rural environment but also takes urban surroundings into considerations for a comparative study. So Rural Sociology primarily deals with the description and analysis of groups of various kinds as they exist in rural environment.
Rural sociology is a scientific discipline focused on all aspects of a rural way of life, including its customs, demographics, and interactions with urban groups. This specific area of sociology explores rural society's role in the rest of the world, particularly in terms of economics and social theory. Many rural areas are rich centers of resources that sometimes face unique challenges due to changes in technology, infrastructure, and agribusiness. Scholars who study rural sociology often attempt to illustrate the differences between rural and urban life as well as the social issues that both types of populations have in common. In 1916 the first text book on sociology was published by J.N Gillette. D. Sanderson says that "Rural sociology is the sociology of rural life in the rural environment." [Sanderson, D.: rural sociology and social organization, p. 10] F. Stuart. Chapin defines rural sociology as "The sociology of rural life is a study of the rural population, rural social organization and the social processes operative, in rural society." [Chaplin, F. Stuart: social structure in rural society, p. 7]
It is clear from the above mentioned definitions that rural sociology studies the social interactions, institutions and activities and social changes that take place in the rural society. It studies the rural social organizations, structure and set