Has a communal lifestyle

Lives in harmony with nature without damaging the environment

People buy many or most of the goods they need.

People live difficult lives because they have a low standard of living

People live more comfortable lives because they have a high standard of living

People work foe more and use it to buy goods and services

People produce all the goods and services they need for themselves

Relies on industrialisation for economic growth

Size of population is unsustainably high

There is a clear division of labour

There is very little differentiation in labour

Industrialisation allows for faster economic growth

Industrialisation impacts:

Rural societies need money to survive

Rural societies live in the city and use medical services only provided in the city

Rural communities have a clear division of labour