| Rural society | Urban society |
| Life in the society was very simple and reflected in the way of living, dressing, food habits, shelter and manners | Life in the city is not simple but very complex and complicate |
| The people in the society had homogeneity and thus enjoyed more or less the same social status. | The people in the city belong to different castes, creeds, religions and cultures, thus do not enjoy the same social status. |
| In the rural society there was very little scope for occupational mobility | In cities there are many occupations, so occupational mobility is as well as frequent. |
| Here the family played a very significant and predominantrole. Its hold was very strong | In the cities hold of families is not strong, and many functions whichthe families used to perform have been taken away by other institutions and associations. |
| In villages there is no fast change and as such no necessity for social adaptability | In the cities there must be fast mobility and adaptability to suit ever changing fast life |
| In the rural society culture was very deeprooted. Everyone loved culture and cultural heritage above everything else | In the cities it is different to find pure culture. |
| In this society people loved nature and natural bounties. They were religious minded and afraid of gods and goddesses. | In cities, people have no time to stand and gaze at the nature. They are not religious minded but more materialistic. |