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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > religion in public life > modernization
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > religion in public life > modernization
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political communications > political communication theory > modernization
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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > journalism > political communications > political communication theory > modernization
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > political communications > political communication theory > modernization
social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > globalization (politics) > modernization
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > modern political thought > contemporary issues in political thought > globalization (politics) > modernization

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modernization  

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  • Modernization theory is a term applied to several related social science theories that explain the process by which societies change from more traditional to more modern entities. Originating from classical social theory, including the writings of Max Weber and Karl Marx, U.S. social scientists built on the insights of classical social theorists of the 1940s and 1950s to understand the challenge of overcoming poverty in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Modernization]

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