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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > rural life > ranching communities

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ranching communities  

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  • Ranching is the raising of grazing animals on large blocks of land; ultimately the animals are sold to an external market. Ranching communities, the local social systems in ranch areas, are a composite of historical and human ecological—demographic, technological, environmental, and social organizational—influences. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Ranching Communities]

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