POLS 1207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Caste System In India, Modernization Theory, Trans-Cultural Diffusion
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Modern systems tend to judge people based on their ability rather than. The theory exhibited elements of ethnocentrism an condescension. Peasants to move to cities, children educated to modern values, more. Diffusion of modern ideas from advanced nations to developing ones. Foreign aid and institutions such as the peace corps to support the. Traditional political systems viewed as irrational: indian caste system. Lipset (1959): capitalism (heart of democracy)= wealth (for all + mass (cid:1) (cid:1) assign people their rank in society et. Technological change and cultural diffusion ill ultimately lead to (cid:1) political development: as time goes on, they and we will increasingly resemble one another . Instead of a council of elders responsible for legislative, executive and (cid:1) judicial actives, non western societies need to separate institutions for each of those tasks- neutral bureaucracy, political parties (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) optimistic!
