SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Positive Liberty, Modernization Theory, Social Forces
8 Jan 2017
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The development of worldwide social and economic relationships. As a consequences, we are all influenced by economies, organizations, and social networks located thousands of miles away. This leads to the emergence of a world system meaning that for some purposes, these social forces form what can be considered a single social order. Economic those that ha(cid:448)e (cid:373)o(cid:374)ey ha(cid:448)e the po(cid:449)e(cid:396) o(cid:448)e(cid:396) those that do(cid:374)"t. Political the act of the government and how accessible they are when solving problems/issues. The systematic differences in wealth and power between countries. Markey oriented theories: assume that the best economic consequences will result if individuals are free to make their own economic decision, uninhibited by government constraint. Modernization theory: argues that low-income societies can develop economically only if they adopt modern economic institutions, technologies, and cultural values of capitalist western nations. Neo-liberalism: the economic belief that free-market forces, achieved by minimizing government restrictions or businesses, provide the only route to economic growth.
