THIS IS INTRODUCTION TO RURAL SOCIOLOGY FREE TEXTBOOK
CONTENTS PAGES
Module 1 Introduction ……………..…………………… 1
Unit 1 Definition and Concept of Rural Sociology…… 1
Unit 2 Definitions of Sociological Terms and
Historical Development of Rural Sociology……. 7
Unit 3 The Rural and Urban Livings/Settings………….. 17
Unit 4 Settlement Pattern and Village Organisation……. 22
Unit 5 Rural Infrastructure……………………………. 34
Module 2 Major Rural Social Institutions in Nigeria …. 41
Unit 1 Marriage and the Family……………..………. 41
Unit 2 The Rural School System…………………….. 49
Unit 3 The Religious Institution………………….…. 57
Unit 4 The Political Institution…………………..….. 62
Unit 5
The Rural Economic Institution ……………… 68
Module 3 Social Interactions in Rural Society……….. 77
Unit 1 Social Interactions…………………………… 77
Unit 2 Rural Development in Nigeria………………. 88
Unit 3 Rural Communities………………………….. 98
Module 4 Agricultural Communication and Change in the Society …………………………….….. 102
Unit 1 Communication in Rural Society…………… 102
Unit 2 Social Change………………………………. 108