What is modernization theory?
Correct answer: D. a and b
- A. It argues that Western liberal democracy had solved the social conflicts which earlier dominated industrial societies
- B. It assumes that non-Western societies will follow the Western path of economic and political development
- C. It argues that Western liberal democracies today are faced with conflict different form, those that dominated industrial societies
- D. a and b
Explanation
Modernization theory treats Western development as a model that non-Western societies are expected to follow, moving toward industrialisation and liberal democracy. It also assumes that Western societies have largely resolved the conflicts of the industrial era, so both statements a and b apply.
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