POLS 2080 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Walt Whitman Rostow, The The, Marginalism
27 Nov 2015
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Modernization theorists think modern" values, technologies and institutions are needed for societies to progress. Looks at how the poor could imitate the rich. Believes with assistance, underdeveloped nations can develop just as developed ones do. Believes that capitalism is the best way. They are seen as stagnant, as non-moving, those savages with their non-western traditions, their way of life and traditions is what is keeping them in the same, stagnant state of undeveloped-ness. Modernization theory describes the transformation from tradition to modern societies (also. 1st change: moving from simple to complex technology. 2nd change: moving from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture. Subsistence farming: self-sufficient farming, growing food to feed themselves, only what they need. Commercial agriculture: producing crops for sale, wide distribution, incl livestock production and grazing. 3rd change: move from rural to industrial societies. Rural societies: mainly prior to wwi, subsistence farming was a way of life.
