Chapter 17 Flashcards
modernization
related to the rise of capitalism and industrialization
modernization is a process by which
agrarian societies are transformed into industrial societies
different levels of modernization brings
different levels of global inequality
social systems internal sources of change
innovations, new culture, new social structure, conflicts, population growth
social systems external sources of change
diffusion, conflit, ecological
cultural lag
the delay between a change in one part o fa society and the corresponding changes of other parts
cultural lag is based on
the idea that sites are interrelated
cultural lags can be dangerous
when parts of society are out of harmony
capitalism
economic systems based on private ownership of the means of production
capitalism is a system where
people can compete for profit
marx believed that capitalism
promotes technological innovation - constantly revolutionizing the instruments of production
marx thought capitalism could be destroyed by
the reason its so productive could be the reason its destroyed
how does it produce more
by dehumanizing and alienating people
believed that modernization could be
separated from the capitalism that produced it
protestant ethic
set of religious ideas that promoted the growth of capitalism
if salvation is predestined
the only way to know if you are saved is by economic success
religious values encourage
capitalism
religious people
are hard working and honest people who reinvest their wealth
spirit of capitalism,
eventually, the practices create their own ideology and values
when capitalism is pursed in own right
religious values are no longer needed
state theory of modernization
taming of the state
when repressive state exists
only command economy will result
when state is “tamed”
capitalism will always develop
to produce a surplus
there is benefit and incentive
