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Peer reviewedGalpin, Charles Josiah – Rural Sociology, 1985
Shortened version of Galpin's reminiscences published in 1936 recounts early days of rural sociology research and his subsequent service in the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Farm Management. (LFL)
Descriptors: Government Role, History, Intellectual Disciplines, Personal Narratives
Peer reviewedFalk, William W.; Gilbert, Jess – Rural Sociology, 1985
Raises questions about current rural sociology from a critical theory perspective. Provides a brief historical analysis of its theoretical and applied roots. Suggests interweaving of research, practice, and advocacy as way to bring rural sociologists back into policy making. (LFL)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Intellectual Disciplines, Policy Formation, Political Issues
Peer reviewedFord, Thomas R. – Rural Sociology, 1985
Reviews sociologists' dilemma of seeking to reconcile knowledge requirements of specific social problems and those of scientific theory building and testing. Indicates that rural sociological research has become more sophisticated in method but less concerned with social utility. (LFL)
Descriptors: Evaluation, Intellectual Disciplines, Intellectual History, Research Methodology
