Rural society is a village society, which is sparsely populated with emphasis of agriculture professions. Simple culture with natural environment and informal social life are the conditions of rural life. The rate of change is slow due to slow means communication and also education rate slow. Agriculture is their basic profession.
Characteristics of Rural Society
1. Rural Settlement
They have open settlements. Pattern of houses are scattered and having open houses covering vast area courtyard.
2. Mud Constructed Houses
Most of the houses in these kinds of societies are mud constructed. Although use of bricks and stones is increasing now in this kind of society.
3. Agriculture Profession
Most of the people of these societies are associated with agriculture profession. Some of them are also involves in labor related to agriculture.
70% Agriculture Professions.
30% Other Professions.
4. Informal Social Groups
Informality among different groups is found in this society is too much. In the evening time, people are used to sit at common place and sharing daily activities and taking issues of the common interests.
5. Informal Social Interaction
Interaction is more frequent, deep, face-to-face, and informal among the members of society.Modes of social control in rural life and society is informal and more effective than the formal one. Panchayat system is very much effective and use for the solution of their day to day problems.
6. Less Social Change
These types of societies are relatively static, very slow and selective modes(method) of social change takes place and observed.
7. Low Literacy Rate
Literacy rate in this kind of societies is generally low and females are discouraged to go for formal education.
8. Attachment with Religion
People of rural areas are emotionally attached with religious beliefs. Knowledge of the people in this society about their religion is generally poor and they are the followers of their IMAM-MASJID or other religious scholars in their social life.
9. Poor Urban Facilities
Urban facilities like hospitals, schools, colleges, gas, telephones, paved roads, electricity, cable, recreational parks, big shopping malls, etc are lacking behind in this societies.
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