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Pte. 1. Introduction: 1. Rural society and sociology -- Pte. 2. The estructural element: 2. The ancient agricultural community -- 3. Colonial american agricultural communities -- 4. The present day rural community -- 5. The country village -- 6. Planned communities -- Pte. 3. The vital element: 7. The rural people -- 8. Physical characteristics of the rural people -- 9. The mental characteristics of the rural people -- 10. Movements of the rural people -- Pte. 4. The material element: 11. Farmers' wealth amd income -- 12. The farmer's standard of living -- 13. Rural housing -- 14. Rural poverty and relief -- Pte. 5. Rural institutions and social patterns of behavior: 15. The traditional element -- 16. Some general psychological attitudes of the country people -- 17. The primary tradition -- 18. The primary tradition (continued) -- 19. Types of functional organization -- 20. Functional organization - principles and problems -- 21. The rural family -- 22. Passing on the rural tradition, or education -- 23. The rural school; Its status and improvement -- 24. Rural religion -- 25. The rural church -- 26. Rural play and recreation -- 27. Rural sanitation and health -- Pte. 6. Socio-cultural processes: 28. The socio-cultural process in rural-urban civilization -- 29. Techniques of rural change.