rural sociology
noun
the sociological study of life in rural areas and the effects of ruralization.
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Nearby words
- rural free delivery,
- rural leishmaniasis,
- rural municipality,
- rural route,
- rural science,
- rurality,
- ruralize,
- rurally,
- rurban,
- rurik
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