Papers from the meetings of the Rural Sociology Section of the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers held in Atlanta, Georgia (February 1973) are presented in this volume. Papers are arranged in the order in which they were given. Major topics include demography, human resources, youth, family, community and community development, rural development, environmental issues, social change, and social stratification. Registrants are listed, as are the principal professional personnel involved in the S-44 Adjustment study, the S-61 Mobility study, and the S-79 Institutional Impact study. Officers of the Rural Sociology Section of the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, officers of the Southern Rural Sociology Research Committee, and State Representatives are also listed. (PS)