Modernisation: Theory, Processes and Critique

What this note covers

1. Defining Modernisation: What the Term Actually Means
2. Core Theoretical Assumptions: Linear Progress and Stage Theories
3. Ethnocentrism in Modernisation Theory: Whose 'Modern' Is It?
4. Dependency Theory and World-Systems Theory: Structural Counter-Arguments
5. Uneven Impacts: Who Benefits, Who Bears the Costs?
6. Cultural Dimensions: Homogenisation, Hybridisation, and Resistance
7. Contemporary Perspectives: Reflexive Modernisation and Multiple Modernities

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