Development as a master concept is one of the most obligatory components of human society. The idea of development was popularized through expansion of colonization, where Europeans had colonies, strategically organized their societies, its labour and market forces by destroying the non-European colonies. This process went through various transformation stages as the socio-political structure of the world changed over time. This paper will try to discuss Modernization theory, which is one prominent model of development conceptions.
Modernization theory is a developmental process of progressive evolution from traditional society to a modernized society. This theory also referred to as the dominant paradigm considers the internal factors of a country and presume that with assistance from developed countries, poor countries can become modern with the same approach that more developed countries have used. Development was therefore understood as emulating Western living standards, rationality, and scientific progresses. This …show more content…
Positivist evolution implied that all societies would pass through the same set of stages that the western society had passed: from a traditional to a modern society. The modernization stages were: (a) the traditional society (b) preconditions for take-off, (c) take-off, (d) the drive to maturity, (e) and the age of high mass consumption. These five stages of modernization were known as Rostow’s stage theory (Rostow 1960, Hunt 1989). From a Modernization perspective, the degree of Industrialization, urbanization, and cultural values are the main indicators of changes in the development of a country. Therefore, the level of use and access to information technologies within a society is captured by these indicators, but use is basically determined by the degree of rationalization of a society and cultural values towards science and
Modernization theory is a developmental process of progressive evolution from traditional society to a modernized society. This theory also referred to as the dominant paradigm considers the internal factors of a country and presume that with assistance from developed countries, poor countries can become modern with the same approach that more developed countries have used. Development was therefore understood as emulating Western living standards, rationality, and scientific progresses. This …show more content…
Positivist evolution implied that all societies would pass through the same set of stages that the western society had passed: from a traditional to a modern society. The modernization stages were: (a) the traditional society (b) preconditions for take-off, (c) take-off, (d) the drive to maturity, (e) and the age of high mass consumption. These five stages of modernization were known as Rostow’s stage theory (Rostow 1960, Hunt 1989). From a Modernization perspective, the degree of Industrialization, urbanization, and cultural values are the main indicators of changes in the development of a country. Therefore, the level of use and access to information technologies within a society is captured by these indicators, but use is basically determined by the degree of rationalization of a society and cultural values towards science and