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The article discusses the epistemology of urban-rural studies and the way in which the topic has been addressed in geography. In this sense, it highlights the importance of the theoretical approaches of the forerunners of Rural Sociology to the concepts of rural and urban and their relationships. Additionally, it presents analytical developments in dealing with the issue in the context of the social sciences and carries out a reflection on spatial processes and the need for sophisticated theoretical approaches for the understanding of current rural-urban relations.

O artigo trata da epistemologia dos estudos rural-urbanos e a maneira como o tema tem sido abordado nas pesquisas em Geografia. Nessa direção, demonstra a importância das abordagens teóricas precursoras da Sociologia Rural sobre os conceitos de rural-urbano e de suas relações. Além disso, apresenta os desdobramentos analíticos no tratamento da questão no contexto das Ciências Sociais. Dessa maneira, considera sobre a dinâmica espacial e a exigência de aproximações teóricas sofisticadas para apreensão das relações rural-urbanas na atualidade.

The article discusses the epistemology of urban-rural studies and the way in which the topic has been addressed in geography. In this sense, it highlights the importance of the theoretical approaches of the forerunners of Rural Sociology to the concepts of rural and urban and their relationships. Additionally, it presents analytical developments in dealing with the issue in the context of the social sciences and carries out a reflection on spatial processes and the need for sophisticated theoretical approaches for the understanding of current ruralurban relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]