Week 8

Question 1

What does the modernization theory propose?

Answer 1

Proposes that nations on the periphery of the global capitalist system adopt western economic models and cultural traditions

Question 2

What will the modernization theory improve?

Answer 2

Improve modernization and development of these countries as well as the lives of the people

Question 3

How will development in peripheral countries occur?

Answer 3

With the assistance of the innovations transferred from the industrial world such as technology

Question 4

What do sociologists think about modernization and development

Answer 4

It contains ethnocentric bias

Question 5

Critics of modernization

Answer 5

Counter that technology transfer increases the dominance of core nations + facilitates further exploitation

Question 6

Neo colonialism

Answer 6

Continuing dependence and foreign domination by former colonial powers

Question 7

How did Immanuel wallerstein divide the world economy?

Answer 7

I. core
2. Semi peripheral
3. Peripheral

Question 8

What is the underdevelopment of third world countries caused by ?

Answer 8

By dependency relations between the core and periphery