"Regional Differences among Student Scholars: A Sociological Analysis "

Abstract

One of the oldest applications of sociology has been in the field of rural society, as more and more sociologists devoted their attention to the study of regional differences from the sociological point of view. The problem of education in modern societies cannot be over¬estimated. Hence, crucial need for the education of the rural masses is strongly felt. It is very fascinating to probe into the intricate realities pertaining to the background, aspirations and achievements of the students coming from rural and urban background in the field of higher education. In all 300 research scholars of Bangalore University drawn from rural and urban areas were studied by employing an interview schedule. Surprisingly, the data consist of 197 student scholars coming from rural areas. The findings seem to negate the much debated and lamented poor levels of representation, aspirations and achievements of rural students in the field of higher education. Further, the findings indicate that the identity of student scholars with rural background has significant and positive implications for gender, faculty, social origin and orientations.