Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET July 2018 Political Science
Modernisation is commonly understood as being analogous to
- 1. Westernisation
- 2. Europeanisation
- 3. Rise of the nation-state system
- 4. Industrialisation
A3 & 4
B2 & 3
C1, 2 & 3
D1, 2, 3 & 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2, 3 & 4 — Modernisation is understood as analogous to all four, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★Modernisation is understood as analogous to all four, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
★Modernisation theory emerged in the 1950s to explain societal development.
★It often equates modernisation with westernisation and europeanisation.
★It also links modernisation to the rise of the nation-state system.
★Industrialisation is treated as a core feature of modernisation.
★Technological advance is seen as the main driver of this change.
★So all four processes are bound up with modernisation.
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