How Modernisation Happened? Flashcards
1, Traditional -
From traditional equipment towards scientific machines.
US sold us farming equipment, i.e. tractors.
2, Agricultural -
From subsistence farming towards commercial mass production.
3, Industrial -
From human/animal towards machines.
Replacement, i.e. horse plough to machine plough.
4, Geographical -
From farm/village to town/city.
(Engrouaged movement with housing development and job prospects, so that people could work more as everything is nearby such as a supermarket, work, house allowing for economic growth in a capitalist environment.)
5, Political -
From ascribed status (kings/emperors) towards liberal democracy.
(The aim was to get rid of politicians with ascribed status as they did not see need for change as their lifestyle was of the greater but the minority and did not encourage change within politics and society.)
6, Social and Cultural -
From kinship groups to nuclear families.
From instant reward to deferred gratification.
(The encouragement of nuclear families was to reduce social ties and encourage competition, a feature of capitalism.)