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Rural Sociological Society

Rural Sociological Society is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Rural Sociological Society rather than just read about it. In short: The Rural Sociological Society (RSS) is a professional social science association that promotes the generation, application, and dissemination of sociological knowledge. The RSS seeks to enhance the quality of rural life, communities, and the environment.

Key takeaways

  • Rural Sociological Society belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect Rural Sociological Society to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of Rural Sociological Society from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Rural Sociological Society (RSS) is a professional social science association that promotes the generation, application, and dissemination of sociological knowledge. The RSS seeks to enhance the quality of rural life, communities, and the environment. It was officially established on December 29, 1937, in order to promote the development of rural sociology through teaching, research and extension. Membership in the RSS includes persons professionally employed in the field of rural sociology, or those interested in the objectives of the Society. The RSS holds meetings in different locations every year.

Purpose The activities of the Rural Sociological Society are a peer-reviewed journal, Rural Sociology, an annual conference, and support for scholars concerned with rural topics. The RSS aims to give leadership in scholarship, policies, and advocacy. Since its founding in 1937, the RSS has traced changes in rural life, demography, community structures and economies, technologies, environmental conditions, agriculture and food systems.

History Before the RSS, those interested in the discipline met as the Rural Sociology Section of the American Sociological Society, which later became the American Sociological Association. The meeting at which the formation of the RSS was approved had not started with that in mind. Rather, a committee of section members appointed previously presented a report that supported continued association with the parent organization, although one of the five members submitted a minority report calling for separation. After substantial discussion, a vote to establish a separate organization carried. That same day, a provisional constitution and by-laws were established by the founding RSS members; they still guide activities, although both have been amended through the years as membership and issues have changed. The decision to form the Rural Sociological Society in 1937 was not totally unexpected. Discussion of sponsoring an organization of rural sociologists occurred in the 1920s and was widespread in the mid-1930s. Indeed, concerns with opportunities to bring topics related to rural issues before larger audiences led to the publication of the first volume of the quarterly journal, Rural Sociology, in 1936. This had come about only because of the support of members of the Rural Sociology Section, both in terms of financing and editing; issues in the first two volumes had "Published by the Rural Sociology Section [of the] American Sociological Society" on the covers. That changed in 1938, when Rural Sociology became the official journal of the RSS; it has been published continuously since.

See also Paul L. Vogt

References

Further reading Collard, Clyde V. 1984. “The Founding of Rural Sociology and the Rural Sociological Society.” The Rural Sociologist. 4(4):324-335. Holik, John S. and Edward W. Hassinger. 1987a. “The RSS: Ties that Bind.” The Rural Sociologist. 7(1):3-18. Holik, John S. and Edward W. Hassinger. 1987b. “RSS During the Depression and World War II Years.” The Rural Sociologist. 7(3):154-165. Holik, John S. and Edward W. Hassinger. 1987c. “RSS in Midlife: 1950-1962.” The Rural Sociologist. 8(1):5-31. Holik, John S. and Edward W. Hassinger. 1987d. “The RSS: Reaching Outward and Inward, the 1960s and 1970s.” The Rural Sociologist. 8(5):385-404. Nelson, Lowry. 1969. Rural Sociology: Its Origins and Growth in the United States. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Willits, Fern K., Linda M. Gelfi, and Michele E. Lipner. 1988. “Women in the Rural Sociological Society: A History.” The Rural Sociologist. 8(2):126-141.

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Rural Sociological Society

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Rural Sociological Society claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Rural Sociological Society before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Rural Sociological Society ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Rural Sociological Society

In research
Rural Sociological Society appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Rural Sociological Society in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Rural Sociological Society is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1937 establishments in the United States, Organizations based in Utah, Organizations established in 1937, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Rural Sociological Society outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.
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  2. Close the page and write down what Rural Sociological Society means in your own words.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Rural Sociological Society in simple terms?

The Rural Sociological Society (RSS) is a professional social science association that promotes the generation, application, and dissemination of sociological knowledge. The RSS seeks to enhance the quality of rural life, communities, and the environment.

Why does Rural Sociological Society matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Rural Sociological Society?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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