This book consists of 22 chapters and was designed based on the Sixth Deans Committee Syllabi of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The first five chapters deal with extension education, rural sociology, Indian rural society, structure of rural society and social groups. The sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth chapters focus on social stratification, culture, social control, social values and their role in agricultural extension. The tenth chapter is about social institutions, social organisation and ecological entities. The eleventh chapter elaborates on the social interaction...