Inglehard And Welzel (2009) Flashcards
According to Inglehart and Welzel (2009) what is modernization?
A. Modernization is a syndrome of changes, including industrialization, economic diversification, and associated changes in values and participatory behavior.
B. Modernization is the process of global integration frequently described as
“globalization.”
C. Modernization is the global process by which democracy has diffused from some countries to others.
D. Modernization is the process of technological change that drives economic growth.
A. Modernization is a syndrome of changes, including industrialization, economic diversification, and associated changes in values and participatory behavior.
What is the main claim of Lipset’s modernization theory, as summarized by Inglehart and Welzel (2009)?
A. Democracy leads to and helps to sustain modernization and economic development.
B. Modernization and economic development lead to and help to sustain democracy.
C. Direct colonial rule leads to and helps to sustain modernization and economic development.
D. Modernization and economic development are not necessarily related to democracy.
B. Modernization and economic development lead to and help to sustain democracy.
What is the outcome variable of interest for modernization theory, as summarized by inglehart and wetzel?
A. Democratization
B. Economic development
C. Type of colonial rule
D. Global peace
A. Democratization
What is the key explanatory variable of modernization theory as summarized by inglehart and welzel?
A. Democratization
B. Economic development
C. Type of colonial rule
D. Global peace
B. Economic development C
According to Inglehart and Welzel (2009), what is widely accepted as TRUE about the relationship between economic development and democracy?
A. Economic development and democracy are correlated, and causality is thought to run mainly from economic development to democratization.
B. Democracy causes economic development, as proven by the fact that many democratic countries are rich.
C. Economic development causes democratization, as proven by the fact that many rich countries are democratic.
D. None of the above
A. Economic development and democracy are correlated, and causality is thought to run mainly from economic development to democratization.
According to Inglehart and Welzel (2009), what happens to countries that experience modernization?
A. Modernization drives transitions from democracy to non-democracy.
B. Experiencing modernization directly leads to democracy.
C. Modernization brings about a shift from secular-rational, self-expression values to traditional, survival values.
D. Experiencing modernization makes the emergence of democracy more likely, but does not guarantee it.
D. Experience modernization makes the emergence of democracy more likely, but does not guarantee it.
According to Inglehart and Welzel (2009), what causal mechanism might explain the relationship between economic development and democratization?
A. Democratic countries have better institutions, which in turn makes economic development easier to achieve.
B. As a country develops economically, its citizens experience a shift in the values that they hold, which in turn makes them more likely to urge their country to democratize.
C. Democratic countries are usually more peaceful, which in turn makes economic development easier to achieve given that they do not waste their resources on
war.
D. Inglehart and Welzel do not think that there is any relationship between economic development and democratization.
B. As a country develops economically, its citizens experience a shift in the values that they hold, which in turn makes them more likely to urge their country to democratize.
According to Inglehart and Welzel (2009), which of the following is TRUE based on data found in the World Values Survey and the European Values Study?
A. Secular-rational values emphasize the importance of religion, respect for and obedience to authority, and national pride.
B. As secular-rational values increase, self-expression values decrease.
C. Self-expression values give high priority to protecting the environment, promoting gender equality, and tolerating foreigners and gays and lesbians.
D. Citizens in wealthier countries hold very similar values to citizens in low-income societies.
C. Self-expression values give high priority to protecting the environment, promoting gender equality, and tolerating foreign and gays and lesbians.
According to data found in the World Values Survey and the European Values Study as discussed by Inglehart and Welzel (2009), where would you expect a person with high levels of secular-rational and self-expression values to come from?
A. From a country that does not participate in many conflicts and that is starting to democratize
B. From a conflict-ridden country that struggles with economic development
C. From a developed country that has democratized
D. From a democratic country with very low levels of economic development
C. From a developed country that has democratized
What kind of evidence would we want to see to say that we had found support in favor of the hypothesis that value change leads to democratization, as presented by Inglehart and Welzel (2009)?
A. A country whose population experienced a shift from traditional, survival values to secular-rational, self-expression values and that had democratized
B. A country whose population holds traditional, survival values and that had democratized
C. A country whose population holds traditional, survival values and that had not democratized
D. Both A and C
D. Both a and c
