Rural and Urban Sociology (Video)

Rural and Urban Sociology (Video)

Urban existence is the fate of an ever-increasing population in the modern world. At the beginning of the 21st century, 3 billion people live in urban areas around the world and the number is expected to grow to 5 billion by 2030. It is also understood that the metropolitan regions of the developing countries will be witnessing this growth. The rise of the modern city in the post-Industrial Revolution period has raised new intellectual queries and the task of urban sociology is to address and answer those questions. The course will enable the student to appreciate urban development from a sociological perspective.