Question

distinguished between the primary sector secondary sector activetive

Answer 1

Our nation's economy, like most modern world economies, has developed from one built on the extraction of raw materials for consumption and sale to one that is now more dependent on revenue from services. This economic shift is important to understand from a sociological standpoint because it impacts the proportion of the population engaged in various activities that support the economy.

In this lesson, we will explore economic change by discussing the three types of sectors of an economy: primary, secondary and tertiary. These sectors can be viewed as a continuum, starting with the primary sector, which is the part of the economy generated by extracting raw materials directly from the earth for consumption or sale; moving next into the secondary sector, which is the part of the economy that transforms the raw materials into goods for sale or consumption; and finally the tertiary sector, which is the part of the economy that involves the sale or trade of services instead of goods.