The Social Milieu Within The Rural Context - 822 Words

This class allowed me to explore the current social milieu within the rural context. As such I have experienced a new appreciation for rural life and the systematic shifts that have taken place over the past decade such as globalization, market shifts, agricultural practices, advancements in education, and social norms that has and is drastically disrupting fundamental institutions of support and identity for rural life. One among the many of these institutions is the church as it maintains an essential role in rural life as it gives meaning and identity to such communities. Out of the contexts posed in the prompt, I believe that I would be best equipped to serve in an urban or suburban context because I have lived and dwelt the greater part of my young adult life in these areas. As a sociology major in undergrad I studied the urban poor and encountered how current social structures disproportionately impact the least among us in negatively and often harshly. 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