Principles Of Rural Sociology

Author : Paul Leroy Vogt
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330272251
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (722 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Rural Sociology written by Paul Leroy Vogt and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Introduction to Rural Sociology The following pages have been written in the hope that they might contribute something toward the effort now being made by humanity, particularly in the Western world, to gain control of the conditions of existence in the interest of the common welfare. The application of the principles of social science during the past fifty years to specific problems of human relationships has demonstrated that it is possible for humanity, through a better understanding of the conditions of human existence and of the forces operating in human relationships, to control those conditions and forces in such a manner as to yield a larger measure of human welfare. That there are principles of efficiency in personal conduct has long been recognized. That the efficiency of limited groups, such as business organizations, is dependent upon the operation of well-defined principles, which may be discovered and applied, is no longer questioned. It has been a logical step to accept the belief that the efficiency of the life of the group at large is also subject to the presence or absence of well defined principles. This last step is the basis for the earnest effort now being made by students of social phenomena to develop a science which will enable human beings to so order their social relationships as to secure a maximum of common welfare with a minimum of waste of social energy through maladjustment of their organized life to community needs. The widely increased interest in the sociology of the small community during the past few years is the expression of a definitely felt need of a better understanding of the problems of efficient living in those communities. The drift to the cities from both rural and village groups, which is characteristic of all the Western world, is based upon conditions which must be understood if they are to be adequately controlled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.