Social Science Information http://ssi.sagepub.com/ Modernity and diversity: reflections on the controversy between modernization theory and multiple modernists Volker H. Schmidt Social Science Information 2010 49: 511 DOI: 10.1177/0539018410376882 The online version of this article can be found at: http://ssi.sagepub.com/content/49/4/511 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Maison des Sciences de l ’Homme Additional services and information for Social Science
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or culture loss where traditional cultural patterns are replaced by new cultures such as in marriage. Therefore‚ this report will focus on how the traditional cultural patterns of marriage have been replaced by new ideas through globalization modernization and changed the institution of marriage today. Marriage is a dynamic part of life‚ which is characterized by a wedding in most cultures. However‚ the reason why people get married vary from one individual to another‚ though most people get
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third world (McKay‚ 2016). The reconstruction in the European countries were subsidized by the external assistant rather than their internal improvement (Richard‚ 2015) which call “Dependency Theory”. Dependency theory was designed to respond the modernization theory (Reyes 2001a). This theory focuses on the development of the third world which refers to the underdevelopment countries. The definition of Dependency is the oppositional ideas of classical system that construct the shape of world economy
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Often in history‚ the process of Modernization is mistaken for Westernization. What people call Westernization refers to the act of adopting the culture and lifestyle in order to improve. However‚ Modernization is process for transitions in social‚ economic‚ and political systems yet understanding that a country does not have to compromise their values and culture. Thinking in social structures and cultures‚ Modernity incorporates the development of traditional values. It recognizes that certain
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expanded at near the rate that they did. Modernization by definition is the process of social change begun by industrialization. The key features of modernization are the decline of small‚ traditional communities‚ the expansion of personal choice‚ the increase of social diversity‚ and orientation toward the future and a growing awareness of time .Religious freedom‚ individualization‚ urbanization‚ and diverse marriages are all example of modernization. The features of these four examples are the
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during the past) • Short-term financing usually for seasonal inventory built up from July – Nov • Due to investment in plant modernization (USD 2.99mn capex planned in July+Aug 1995) company needs ST borrowings for financing gap of USD 1.16mn in Jun 1996 • USD 900‚000 savings expected on COGS p.a. as a result of the plant modernization • Besides the plant modernization the company plans depreciation equals capex Intro analysis / remarks: • The original plan shows a first red flag: working capital
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Japanese. Industrializing fixed Japan’s problems with outside nations. The government got extremely into it. The government funded to have the very best sources of modernization such as iron facilities and docks. Modernization also brought in large amounts of money to found new businesses and open schools and universities. Causes of modernization were completely different for Western Europe. Western Europe industrialized because of competition for power and resources. This contest promotes technological
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Discuss the effect that modernization has had on ethnic identification and ethnic conflict. The effect modernization has had on ethnic identification and ethnic conflict is not a great one. Early modernization theorists‚ who were quite optimistic about the positive effects of literacy‚ urbanization‚ and modern values‚ clearly underestimated the extent to which these factors might mobilize various ethnic groups and set them against each other (Handelman‚ 2011‚ p. 113). Modernization challenged traditional
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observations of the nearby scenery. In this book‚ he successfully presented Tamanoi to readers‚ a pleasure quarter that a group of vulnerable non-registered geishas lived and deemed it as the last resort of Japanese premodern cultures in the Meiji modernization period. In my opinion‚ the walk after dinner in the second chapter of this book allows us to acquire an in-depth understanding of the image of Tokyo and the significance of urban
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culture are due to environment‚ values‚ lifestyles‚ and social structure. Elements important to the survival of American culture are adaptability‚ unity of one language‚ education provided by the government and acceptances of different religions. Modernization and globalization impact both the San’s way of life and the Americans way of life. The Americans way of life is more globalized and modernized than the San’s. Cultural elements prominent in San culture are: knowledge of their environment‚ a nomadic
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