Learn Sociology: "Modernization Theory"

Read this article. Note how it characterizes modernity and modernization. What does modernization theory say about the relationship between Europe and the rest of the world? What are some alternative ways of configuring this relationship? Compare this article to the article on "Modernity and History". What are the features of modernity suggested by these two articles?

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