Modernization
Submitted by DezDupree on August 11, 2008
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Modernization
Modernization is the process of social change that was begun by industrialization (Macionis, 2006). The process of modernization occurs when a society transforms from a rural and agrarian condition to an urban, secular, and industrial condition (Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, 2008).
Modernization manifests itself in the United States in many different ways and concepts. Some of the ways that it is manifested in the U.S. is summarized by Peter Berger. According to Peter Berger there are four major characteristics of modernization:
• The decline of small, traditional communities
• The expansion of personal choice
• Increasing social...
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