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| + | == External Links and References == | ||
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| + | * [http://ieg-ego.eu/en/threads/models-and-stereotypes/modernization/thomas-mergel-modernization European History Online Article by Thomas Mergel] | ||
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| + | * [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/178351?uid=3737864&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21103796582937 Modernization Theory and the Comparative Study of Societies: A Critical Perspective (Dean C. Tipps)] | ||
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| + | * [http://www.utwente.nl/cw/theorieenoverzicht/Theory%20clusters/Media,%20Culture%20and%20Society/Modernization%20Theory/ University of Twente Information & Further Reading] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:13, 4 April 2014
Used to analyze and explain the process of modernization in societies. Modernization theory attempts to identify the variables which have led to socioeconomic progress in societies in the past in order to formulate plans for their implementation in current developing countries. Proponents of modernization theory attest that developing countries can achieve progress and development in the same way that more developed countries have done. Traditions are viewed as obstacles to socioeconomic progress, and modernization theorists believe that the eradication of said traditions is worthwhile if this leads to greater economic prosperity.
