”Modernisation is normally used in the sense that it is good. He‚ therefore‚ prefer to use the term “Westernisation” which characterises the changes brought about in Indian society and culture as a result of over 150 years of British rule”. Yogendra Singh‚ on the other hand‚ defends the concept of modernisation. According to him‚ it is broader than the two processes of Sanskritisation and Westernisation. It is‚ indeed a ‘cultural universal’ and not necessarily confined to any single society. Like science
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FACTS-based reactive power compensation of wind energy conversion system abstract Voltage control and reactive power compensation in a distribution network with embedded wind energy conversion system (WECS) represent main concern of this paper. The WECS is of a fixed speed/constant frequency type that is equipped with an induction generator driven by an unregulated wind turbine. The problem is viewed from short term (10 seconds) and mid-term (10 minutes) time domain responses of the system
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a population of over 1344 million‚ making China one of the greatest markets. Many countries like America or India would want to bargain with China because of the huge opportunities in different markets‚ this stimulates the development of China‚ causing a rapid economic development and modernization to occur. So I absolutely agree that modernization and economic development has had only brought positive effect to China and China’s people. According to
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Social modernization brought about a series of major changes in the social structure. One of its strongest influences was the awakening of a woman’s consciousness. With rapid economic development and the advent of the women’s movement‚ the changing status of women received much attention around the world. The role of women began to change from the submissive‚ dependent and the childbearing traditional woman to the modern woman demanding for equal rights‚ sovereignty‚ and independence assuming the
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Social Change and Modernization Define social change. Social change is the alteration of mechanisms within the social structure that is characterized by changes in social organizations‚ rules of behavior‚ value systems‚ and cultural beliefs. What are the key features of social change? Social change results in a change in behaviors and attitudes and a change in the whole system of the society. A new system of social change does not mean it is going to be better than the old system. Social change
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Modernization and Dependency theory Nowadays the rapid development of the word and the growing integration of countries can hardly fail to affect the development of new theories which attempt to explain the relationship between countries and the existing inequality between developed countries and countries of the third world. In this respect‚ it is possible to refer to Modernization theory and Dependency theory which‚ being quite different‚ still have certain similarities
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Suhasni Vasisatha (Advocate) Young India Fellowship Fellow Research Paper suhasni.vasisatha121@gmail.com 10TH November‚ 2013 Is it the time when Prostitution should be legalized in India? Legalization of prostitution is the debate which does requires a deep evaluation. The prostitution practices vary from country to country. While in some countries it is legalized‚ whereas in some it is treated as a huge crime. We see exploitation on the name of prostitution as well as there comes the freedom
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India go Nuclear Should India Go Nuclear for Energy Solution [pic] Nuclear power plants perhaps can provide solutions to India’s horrible power shortages and outages too. With the US assistance envisaged in recent Indo-US joint statement India plans to take its nuclear power generation capability closer to the goal of 20‚000 MW by 2020. The high cost of nuclear power may be one deterrent for its choice or preference. In 80s and 90s many nuclear power projects even in US got cancelled or deferred
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Modernization in Romeo and Juliet Full Essay William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most well known tragedies of all time. Two star-crossed lovers‚ driven apart through the hate between their families‚ die tragic deaths when they can’t be together. People can interpret the play in countless ways. There have been many versions made throughout the years. Through movies and art form this play has been adapted and changed. In 1997‚ Baz Luhrmann directs his
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While there are merits to both modernization and dependency theory‚ which one in your opinion aptly explains Pakistan’s current socio economic woes? A country plagued by a myriad of critical issues‚ Pakistan’s deepening woes have dented its image in the social and economic strata. While theorists have provided several ideologies concerning its current dilemma‚ this paper discusses Pakistan’s predicament in the light of the principles of the development theory: modernization and dependency theories. Both
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