Sociologists in Extension.

The article describes the work activities of the extension sociologist, the relative advantage and disadvantage of extension roles in relation to teaching or research roles, and the relevance of sociological training and research for extension work. Detailed descriptions of the data base used in this article appear in the studies previously cited. Nevertheless, it is worth repeating that information was solicited from all 50 extension directors in 1975. The respondents were organized in four categories. First, those who received 50 percent or more of their funding from the Extension Service. Second, those who received minor funding from the Extension Service, 49 percent or less, with most funding coming from teaching or research. Third, sociologists in teaching or research who occasionally provided information to, or consulted with, those in extension but received no funding from the Extension Service. Fourth, those who worked extensively with sociological information but with graduate degrees from related disciplines.