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Peer reviewedFriedland, William H. – Rural Sociology, 1982
Rural sociology confronts a continuing crisis of identity because of its failure to develop a sociology of agriculture. Despite an initial focus on agriculture, rural sociology became deflected to the analysis of rurality. Several neo-Populist and neo-Marxist developments in the sociology of agriculture hold promise for a revised rural sociology.…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Futures (of Society), Government Role, Higher Education
Download full textFriedland, William H. – 1981
Rural sociology confronts a continuing crisis of identity because of its failure to develop a sociology of agriculture. Historically, despite an initial focus on agriculture, rural sociology became deflected to the analysis of rurality. Recent emphasis of rural sociologists on the turnaround phenomenon is symptomatic, but fails to deal with the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trends, Agriculture, Capitalism
