rural-urban continuum

the conception that, rather than a simple contrast between rural and urban communities, there exists a gradation of types of community, in terms of their size, density of population, extent of division of labour, isolation, sense of community solidarity, rates of social change, etc. The concept was introduced in the 1920s by SOROKIN and Zimmerman. Later REDFIELD relabelled the concept folk-urban continuum, but with the same basic notion. The notion is useful, since it is clear that the contrast between rural and urban communities varies greatly between societies and at different times. Historically, for example, the contrast was greater than in present-day Britain, where most rural communities exist in close relation with towns and are permeated by urban values. Compare GEMEINSCHAFT AND GESELLSCHAFT; see also FOLK SOCIETY.

单词	rural-urban continuum
释义	rural-urban continuum rural-urban continuum the conception that, rather than a simple contrast between rural and urban communities, there exists a gradation of types of community, in terms of their size, density of population, extent of division of labour, isolation, sense of community solidarity, rates of social change, etc. The concept was introduced in the 1920s by SOROKIN and Zimmerman. Later REDFIELD relabelled the concept folk-urban continuum, but with the same basic notion. The notion is useful, since it is clear that the contrast between rural and urban communities varies greatly between societies and at different times. Historically, for example, the contrast was greater than in present-day Britain, where most rural communities exist in close relation with towns and are permeated by urban values. Compare GEMEINSCHAFT AND GESELLSCHAFT; see also FOLK SOCIETY.
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