Dimensiuni ale schimbării sociale în comunitatea rurală
Changes in Romanian village

Summary/Abstract: We propose three dimensions of analysis of changes in rural community: changes produced in the community structure, changes produced in the relations inside community, changes produced in the status roles. The Romanian village is moving from a relatively closed, homogeneous community with a focus on agricultural activities to an outward-looking community that no longer values the agricultural activities. If age and sex accounted, for a long time, as a master-status in family and community, today there is a tendency to equalization of roles and an intensification of the conflict between generations. Institution of education begins to be strongly valued and economic production is moved, mostly, outside the household. The media create a meta-reality where people live and which becomes a reference point when they talk about their community. Proximity to the city and regular contact with it are beneficial conditions for change. However, the village still lacks human resources which are necessary for a better adaptation to the new demands of society.

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