Select an appropriate definition for Modernization theory.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
While the early sociologists saw
industrialisation as both positive and negative,
by the mid 20th century, under the influence of
modernisation theory, industrialisation came
to be seen as inevitable and positive.
Modernisation theory argues that societies are
at different stages on the road to modernisation,
but they are all heading in the same direction.
Modern society, for these theorists, is
represented by the West.