Relationship Between Rural and Urban Sociology

The economic and topographic view of the society divides it into two groups or communities employed either in agriculture sector or industrial sector. There exists relative difference in the density of population. These two groups are rural and urban and that the former going is less dense and engaged primarily in agriculture as profession where the latter group is more dense and engaged basically in the industry. It is to be noted that the study of one group involves necessary reference to the other group. 

Relationship Between Rural Sociology and Urban Sociology

Therefore if one sets to study Rural Sociology, he can do so accurately, scientifically and usefully only if he is able to understand the differences of scope and aim of rural and urban sociology precisely and doubtlessly. Thus the relation of rural and urban sociology is factual. It is not possible to have one without the other. To put it more precisely fields of study are complementary to each other. It is rather impossible to study either of these, in complete isolation.

So, we can study rural sociology effectively only by drawing upon urban sociology and working in close cooperation with it. Their subject matter is interlinked and interdependent. In order to have a complete knowledge of the village life, one has to study urban life and vice versa. Since the distinguishing characteristics of rural society can only be brought into light by comparing and contrasting these peculiarities with the chief characteristics of the urban society.

The village life is affected by the economic and social factors of urban society. It is not possible to understand either of these exclusively and in isolation. Therefore it is apt to say that “the studies of rural as well as urban sociology are possible only if both are there.” It is commonly agreed that no study of a society can be complete unless it takes into account the life of its people in the villages as well as those living in cities and towns. It is here two sociology. i.e. Rural and Urban become complementary to each other.