Modernisation Theory

This assignment will focus on modernisation theory as a whole, firstly; it will define what modernisation theory is and aims to identify modernisation within the article provided. Modernisation is a process of changing from traditional to modern society therefore; this assignment will also look at the characteristics of modernisation that the third world needed to acquire in order to progress economically, politically, socially and also intellectually. Following that, the efficiency of the theory and the inefficient to balance the assignment, the claim the wealthy should uplift the developing countries and also the dominant paradigm will be taken into account. This assignment furthermore will come across why the rich should do more to save

Definition of modernisation theory

According to the research, modernisation is dynamic and more useful to consider modernisation as a process than as a state. A modern society based on the process of modernisation; however, Armer argued that modernisation theory is a theory that description and explanation of the processes of transformation from traditional society or undeveloped societies to a modern one. In other words he meant that it involves changes in all areas of human thoughts and

Moore defines modernisation as the total transformation of a traditional or pre-modern society into the types of technology and associated social organisation that characterise the advanced, economically prosperous, and relatively politically stable nations of the Western World. In general, modernising means simply giving, up old ways and traditions to recent or most recent ones. When taking note of the Indian social study Satapathy (2001) argues that traditional and modern societies are very much different in their own perspectives, in traditional societies people are more conservative, and economy is simple and low. And through modern society, people are innovative, and economy is based on complex technology.

3. Characteristics of modernisation

a. Traditional society In traditional societies, the status of a person is determined by birth & is fixed. Social organization is based on hierarchy, individual is given more importance in social relations than his position, in individual identifies himself with primary groups and kinship relations predominate in interaction, people are conservative and the economy is simple and productively low (Satapathy, 2008).

b. Modern society

In modern society, individual 's status in society is determined by her/his own potentialities & capabilities; social structure is based on equality, individual’s position in society is achieved & it’s given more importance in social relations, People are innovative, economy