Fundamentals of Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology (Code- 17010108)
Sociology and rural sociology: meaning , definition  scope and importance of rural sociology, Role of rural sociology  in agriculture extension; differences and  relationship between rural and urban communities ; key concepts : dominant caste ,factions,  sanskritisation  and  village unity.

 

Social Stratification: Meaning, definition, forms, characteristics. Differences  between class and caste system; social institutions in rural society; Family, Kinship, Marriage and religion, meaning ,definition, functions and their role in agriculture extension; social control: meaning , definition ,need and means; social change: meaning ,definition ,nature, factors of social change.

 

Peasantry; definition  and  types of peasantry , land  tenure system and land reform,  agrarian unrest and its causes. Leadership: meaning, definition, classification and role of a leader in agricultural extension,

 

Rural development; History, government policies and programmes of rural development and their impact

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 Must Know
Village  co –operatives and their role in agricultural `extension.

 

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; Panchayati  Raj institutions and their role in rural development. Changing rural society, factors of change

 

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Sy;llabus Books

1.       Desai A. R,(2003)Rural Sociology in India. Popular Parkasan, Bombay.

2.       Samanta. R. K. and Arora, S. K.(eds.) (1997).An Introduction to Sociology. Kitab  Mahal S.D.Pvt. Ltd., Allahabad.

3.  Doshi, S. L.and P. C. Jain eds.( 2016) Rural Sociology.Rawat Publications, Jaipur.

4. Mondal , S. AndRay G. L. (2007) A Text Book of Rural Development. Kalyami Publishers, Chennai .