modernization theory

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
development theory
gptkbp:appliesTo development studies
political science
sociology
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Talcott_Parsons
gptkb:Walt_Rostow
gptkbp:assumes all societies progress through similar stages
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:dependency_theory
gptkbp:criticizedFor Eurocentrism
dependency theorists
ignoring global inequalities
postcolonial theorists
gptkbp:describes process of social change
gptkbp:emphasizes internal factors of development
gptkbp:focusesOn transition from traditional to modern societies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label modernization theory
gptkbp:influenced policy in developing countries
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Western_social_sciences
gptkbp:originatedIn mid-20th century
gptkbp:proposedBy democratization is key to modernization
economic development leads to social progress
education is key to modernization
industrialization is key to modernization
urbanization is key to modernization
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rostow's_stages_of_economic_growth
linear stages of growth model
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:dependency_theory
gptkb:Shmuel_Noah_Eisenstadt
gptkb:Development_economics
gptkb:Economic_Origins_of_Dictatorship_and_Democracy
gptkb:Walt_Rostow
gptkb:Walt_W._Rostow
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6