Rural Sociology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7079232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William W Falk, Thomas A Lyson |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosr084 |
| OpenAlex | W4249923859 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
Like nearly all major concepts in sociology, rural sociology has come to mean a variety of things and like all things social, there is a historical context for understanding what rural sociology is. Intellectually, rural sociology grew out of the same historical era and ferment as sociology more broadly, but whereas the discipline from whence it sprang was rooted heavily in liberal arts colleges, rural sociology – in America – was heavily indebted institutionally to the rise of the land grant university. This was a uniquely American initiative, deeding land to states specifically for establishing universities that consciously sought to link teaching, research, and service – in this latter case, in the form of another institution, the Cooperative Extension Service. The federal legislation which began this was the Morrill Act of 1862. This was a time when racial segregation still ruled the land. Ironically, in the South, all of the original land grant universities were black, but white universities quickly became the dominant ones in all states, including the Southern ones. The Morrill Act of 1890 provided the enabling legislation for a system of historically black colleges and universities, virtually all of which were Southern (for a wonderful source on rural sociology's history, see this web page: www.ag.ohiostate.edu
Context (archaeology · Geography · Higher education · Historically black colleges and universities · Institution · Legislation · Political science · Rural development · Rural sociology · Social science · Sociology · White (mutation · Law · Organic Food and Agriculture · Rural development and sustainability · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |