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    Future of Modernization Axia College of University of Phoenix Modernization is a worldwide phenomenon‚ which is directly linked to whether or not a society is industrialized. Rich societies like the United States enjoy modernization to the fullest whereas‚ poorer societies like certain countries in Africa struggle just to meet basic life needs. According to Macionis (2006)‚ “Peter Berger identified four major characteristics of modernization: (1) The decline of small‚ traditional communities

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    In this trend of change the society of Bangladesh also changed more or less. Here we will see what the changes in our society are after the independence to till now. First we see what social change is- Social Change Social changes are the changes in social institutions‚ social values‚ social relationships‚ norms or any other structural change in society at large. In Bangladesh social changes have been occurred from various perspectives. Now we’ll describe the social changes in our country with

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    Social Change Social change refers to an alteration in the social order of a society. Social change may include changes in nature‚ social institutions‚ social behaviors‚ or social relations. The base of social change is change in the thought process in humans. Social change may also refer to the notion of social progress or socio-cultural evolution‚ the philosophical idea that society moves forward by dialectical or evolutionary means. It may refer to a paradigmatic change in the socio-economic

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    Modernization Theory Modernization theory is a theory that explains the process of improvement from an older culture to the newest one as well as explains the changing ways of communication and media use in traditional and postmodern societies. The theory takes into consideration factors from a certain place with the assumption that traditional places can be developed to the most recent manners. Modernization theory does not only stress there to be a change but also response to that change. It also

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    POLI 201/211 GROUP A INDEX NUMBER: 10372455 1.Compare the major arguments of the modernization theory with the major arguments of the dependency theory of development. Which of these major paradigms of development is more compelling to you and why? Development is the increase in total value of goods and services produced. Development is also improvement in human welfare‚ quality of life‚ social wellbeing. There are certain theories and perspectives of development that is humanist perspective

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    4/eRichard T. Schaefer‚ DePaul University Glossary | | | Absolute poverty   | A standard of poverty based on a minimum level of subsistence below which families should not be expected to exist. (See 198) | | | | Achieved status   | A social position attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts. (See 110‚ 190) | | | | Activity theory   | An interactionist theory of aging that argues that elderly people who remain active will be best-adjusted. (See 276) |

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    Modernization is the process in which social and economic change is obtained through industrial revolution‚ urbanization and other social changes that alters people’s lives. Modernization promotes individualism over the unity of traditional communities and encourages rationality over traditional philosophies. Modernization can have both positive and negative effects on society and can often bring about controversy. The German sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1937) formed the theory of Gemeinschaft

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    * * * * * * Future of Modernization Paper * * Gaylene Rincon * * December 9‚ 2012 * * SOC/120 * * Chris Jones * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Future of Modernization Paper * * As I analyzed the different modern theorists from Chapter 16‚ Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies‚ (Macionis. 2011)

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    MODERNIZATION THEORY Introduction: Modernization is an inherently optimistic concept for it assumes that all countries eventually experience economic growth. This optimistic must be understood in the historical context of post war prosperity and growth in the north and independence of many southern colonies along with the growth of national markets and trades. The theory of modernization turns out into the high mass consumption and urbanization. The theory of economic growth is an alternative

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    Process of Modernization

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    Modernization is the process of social change that was begun by industrialization (Macionis‚ 2006). The process of modernization occurs when a society transforms from a rural and agrarian condition to an urban‚ secular‚ and industrial condition (Britannica Concise Encyclopedia‚ 2008). Modernization manifests itself in the United States in many different ways and concepts. Some of the ways that it is manifested in the U.S. is summarized by Peter Berger. According to Peter Berger there are four

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