What are the elements of Modernization Theory of Development?

(a) Globalization
This refers to the integration of economic political and social culture and is related to the spreading of modernization across borders some argues that globalization implies the creation of a world culture based essentially on the western culture. The forces that drive globalization constitute a development approach.

(b) Technology
This is a major source of social charge since modernization deals with
social change from agrarian society to industrial once technology is a major
component of modernization technology and broad makes it possible for a move
innovated society and broad social change cell phones for example have changed lives
millions through the world.

(c) Functionalism.
This was first postulated by a French sociologist Emile Durkheim. It
stresses the interdependence of the institution of a society and their interaction
maintain cultural and social unity. Here division of labour describes how social order
is maintained in the society and how primitive social order is maintained in the
society and how primitive society might make the transaction to more economically
and advance industrial society.

(d) Social evolution.
Durkheim further developed the idea of social evolution which indicates how societies and culture develop over times much like a living organism like organism living society progress through stages generally starting at a simplistic level in to a move complex level.

(e) This implies in order for modernization to grow and for society to become more developed the state must be tamed and power to availability seize private property curtained from the taming of the state, a capitalist economy can better arise resulting in increased productivity the internal modernization of society.

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maurice.mutuku answered the question on April 23, 2019 at 09:48