SOC/120: The Future Of Modernization
The Future of Modernization Paper
SOC/120
Norman Ames
Modernization is something we have hall been through. Modernization is the process of social change begun by industrialization (Macionis, 2011). Modernization is a way for things to move up. With new technology always coming we have to learn these things to keep up with times. Modernization is the key to keep with the new trends of today. Countries all over the world are changing. Modernization makes everything easier, such as communication, travel, and selling items. As with everything in the world some believe there are negative and positive effects of modernization. The constant evolution of personal choices, social diversity and awareness can be perceived as progressive in nature. Modernization is the process in which social and economic change is realized through industrial revolution, urbanization and other social changes (Macionis, 2011). Modernization promotes individualism over the unity of traditional communities and encourages rationality, as opposed to traditional beliefs. The Industrial Revolution is probably the largest single example of change and modernization in the modern age. Lives were changed and behavior patterns were permanently altered for the sake of technological advancement. Wage earning replaced self-sufficiency as …show more content…
Weber believed that modernity was simply replacing traditional worldview with a more rational view (Macionis, 2011). Weber also believed “preindustrial societies, tradition acts as a constant brake on social change. To traditional people, “truth” is roughly the see as “what has always been”. To modern people, however “truth” is the result of rational calculation because they value efficiency and have little reverence for the past, modern people adopt social patterns that allow them to achieve their goals ( Macionis,
SOC/120
Norman Ames
Modernization is something we have hall been through. Modernization is the process of social change begun by industrialization (Macionis, 2011). Modernization is a way for things to move up. With new technology always coming we have to learn these things to keep up with times. Modernization is the key to keep with the new trends of today. Countries all over the world are changing. Modernization makes everything easier, such as communication, travel, and selling items. As with everything in the world some believe there are negative and positive effects of modernization. The constant evolution of personal choices, social diversity and awareness can be perceived as progressive in nature. Modernization is the process in which social and economic change is realized through industrial revolution, urbanization and other social changes (Macionis, 2011). Modernization promotes individualism over the unity of traditional communities and encourages rationality, as opposed to traditional beliefs. The Industrial Revolution is probably the largest single example of change and modernization in the modern age. Lives were changed and behavior patterns were permanently altered for the sake of technological advancement. Wage earning replaced self-sufficiency as …show more content…
Weber believed that modernity was simply replacing traditional worldview with a more rational view (Macionis, 2011). Weber also believed “preindustrial societies, tradition acts as a constant brake on social change. To traditional people, “truth” is roughly the see as “what has always been”. To modern people, however “truth” is the result of rational calculation because they value efficiency and have little reverence for the past, modern people adopt social patterns that allow them to achieve their goals ( Macionis,