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UPPSC 2022 GS-I Misc
Question

The idea of "Rurbanization" was elaborated by which one of the following sociologists ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: G. S. Ghurye

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “G. S. Ghurye”.
The idea of "Rurbanization" was elaborated by the Indian sociologist G. S. Ghurye.

Ghurye argued that India was undergoing a process of "rurbanization" where rural and urban cultures were converging, and he emphasized the need to study the unique features of this new social formation.

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