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Other topics stressed by Indian rural sociologists

include the changing rural and urban relations, identity
politics, patterns of poverty and well-being among rural
minorities, and the social impacts of new technologies. A
growing emphasis is the study of the implications of
globalization for rural people (what constitute the rural
people), for the environment, and for the well-being of the
rural poor. Not surprisingly, rural sociology also includes the
study of farm people and the organization of agriculture
(what we call the "sociology of agriculture"), non farm based
artisans and the cooperatives societies of cottage industries
for self-employment. Note that while India often perceives
that farming is no longer a very important part of modern
society, food, agriculture and cottage industries account for
about 70 percent of the nation's economic activity. And
across the world today about half of its people are engaged
in agriculture. The Rural Sociology measure prepares
students for MRM career in which they can make
contributions to addressing important social issues in the
rural management. The Rural Sociology Major leads to
careers in which RM students can do positive things to
address important issues that affect communities and
resources in our state, the nation, and globally.