TY - BOOK AU - Sharma, Rajendra Kumar TI - Rural Sociology SN - 9788171566716 U1 - 307.72 SHA PY - 2011/// CY - New Delhi, India PB - : Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd. KW - Rural sociology in India KW - Panchayati Raj -- Rural social structure N2 - This book is a comprehensive textbook on rural sociology designed primarily for M.A. Sociology students. It covers the concepts, scope, and methods of rural sociology; village communities; rural family, marriage, caste, religion, leadership, economy, panchayats, rural development programmes, Bhoodan and Gramdan movements, and the changing nature of rural Indian society. The book emphasizes the social structure and transformation of Indian villages and includes examination-oriented questions at the end of chapters ER -