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This paper attempts to continue the research lines that rural sociology has carried out for many decades through the early studies of Solari, Terra, and Errandonea, trying to understand the specifics of stratification and class structure in our rural environment. In this case, to update and debate the current situation, the ENHA (INE, 2006) was reprocessed, permitting an approach to rural social classes according to different production categories. In short, this article investigates the diverse relationships of class established in these categories with the intention of contributing to policy formulation and differentiated actions that work toward reducing inequalities in the rural environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global integration has advanced in a vertiginous way, but in an unequal and unbalanced manner, affecting regions, countries, enterprise and individuals within the scenario of winners and losers, concentrating power and marginalizing the poor. This paper utilizes certain Latin American and Mexican socio-economic indicators in order to demonstrate the contradictions generated by the present development model, the consequences of which are reflected in the serious proportions that poverty and inequality have acquired in these countries. More than just a description, we propose a reflection on the challenges to be faced in order to reach this long awaited development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]