Future Rural Societies and Rural Sociology
| dc.contributor.author | Eshiet I. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-30T17:41:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-04-30T17:41:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study undertook a hypothetical assessment of future rural societies, in view of the rapid changes undergone by rural societies due to the forces of social change such as urbanization, globalization and the revolution in information and communication technologies. The assessment is made against the backdrop of the discipline of Rural Sociology, whose main focus is the study of rural societies. The study raised a hypothetical question - of what relevance will the discipline of Rural Sociology be in a future highly urbanised world, where rural societies may no longer possess the attributes that make them unique and different from the urban centres. The attempt to unravel this puzzle is situated within the analysis of contemporary realities. The analysis reveals that the discipline of Rural Sociology has been responding and adapting to the changing nature of rural societies. The discipline has broadened its research focus, become critical, comparative and multidisciplinary, in order to adequately address emerging issues. The study therefore, concludes that the discipline of Rural Sociology will continue to broaden its research focus to encompass emerging new issues in the future highly urbanized world. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Eshiet, I. (2018). Future Rural Societies and Rural Sociology. Journal of Liberal Studies, 20 (20): 1 – 15. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1115-2087 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12756 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of Arts, University of Calabar | |
| dc.title | Future Rural Societies and Rural Sociology | |
| dc.type | Article |