Modernization theory — is a theory used to explain the process of modernization within societies. The theory looks at the internal factors of a country while assuming that, with assistance, traditional countries can be brought to development in the same manner more… … Wikipedia
modernization — modernization, modernization theory A term and approach that came into widespread use in the early 1960s, as a consequence of the efforts by a group of development specialists in the United States to develop an alternative to the Marxist account… … Dictionary of sociology
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modernization — See modernize. * * * Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important,… … Universalium
Theory of religious economy — The theory of religious economy is the application of rational choice theory as a theory of religion. The Theory of Religious Economy argues that the economic model of supply and demand has a significant role in the development and success of… … Wikipedia
Development theory — is a conglomeration of theories about how desirable change in society is best to be achieved. Such theories draw on a variety of social scientific disciplines and approaches. Contents 1 Historical development theories 1.1 Modernization theory 1.2 … Wikipedia
Ecological modernization — is an optimistic, reform oriented environmental discourse and school of environmental social science that has gained increasing attention among scholars and policymakers in the last several decades in Europe, North America, Japan, and elsewhere… … Wikipedia
Dependency theory — International relations theory • Idealism Liberalism … Wikipedia
World-systems theory — The world systems theory (also known as the world systems analysis[1]) is a multidisciplinary, macro scale approach to world history and social change.[1][2] The world systems theory stresses that world systems (and not nation states) should be… … Wikipedia
Social theory — Social analysis redirects here. For the journal, see Social Analysis (journal). Sociology … Wikipedia
Postdevelopment Theory — Postdevelopment is a development theory arising in the 1980 s that holds that all development is a reflection of Western/Northern hegemony over the rest of the world. Thus, it concludes that the best way to develop underdeveloped areas is to… … Wikipedia