Directions Of Change: Modernization Theory, Research, And Realities

by Mustafa O. Attir (Editor)

Overview

After a period of relative confidence about the future of modernizing societies, scholars are now questioning with renewed urgency the directions of the modernization trend. This book, the result of nearly a decade of collaborative efforts by scholars in twelve countries, examines the modernization process with particular attention to how it is affected by cultural–and especially socioeconomic–variables. The authors describe major theoretical approaches to the idea of modernity and point to the sociological issues interlinked with modernization. They also consider specific factors such as nationalism, ethnicity, and traditional institutions and show how they can determine differing modernization trajectories. The concluding section of the book focuses on nation- and culture-specific examples of modernization, presenting case studies that illustrate the range of modernization attempts. The authors also explore the extent to which modernization may in fact be a generalization of the American way of life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367018856
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/07/2019
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface — About the Conference — Modernization Theory: Frameworks and Issues — Convergence and Divergence in Industrial Societies — Comparative Methodological Approaches in the Study of Modernization — Socioeconomic System as a Variable in the Modernization Process — Aspects of Change: Special Factors and Concepts — Changes in the Nature of Ethnicity: From the Primordial to the Organizational — Modernization and Development Potential of Traditional Grass Roots Peasant Organizations — Structures of Knowledge Use in Modernization: Professions, Technology, and Moral Order — Modernization, Everyday Life, and Social Roles: Benefits and Costs of Life in Developed Societies — The Rate of Social Change and Modernization — Case Studies: Modernization, Quality of Life, and Solidarities — Socioeconomic Development Plans and Individual Satisfaction in Libya — Urbanization and Modernization: The Other Side of the Coin — Modernization Research in Culturally Segmented Societies: A Peruvian Experience — Modernization or Americanization? The Concept of Modernity and American Culture