12 Questions
According to Huntington, what is the fundamental difference between modern and traditional societies?
Modern societies have greater control over their natural and social environment due to the expansion of scientific and technological knowledge.
Which of the following statements best describes the intellectual characteristics of modern societies, according to Huntington?
Modern societies are characterized by a tremendous accumulation of knowledge about the environment and the diffusion of this knowledge through education and mass communication.
Which of the following statements is true about the demographic and economic characteristics of modern societies, as described by Huntington?
Modern societies have better health, longer life expectancy, higher rates of occupational and geographical mobility, are predominantly urban, and have diverse economic activities beyond agriculture.
What does Huntington suggest about the scope of economic activity in modern societies compared to traditional societies?
The geographical scope of economic activity is far greater in modern societies than in traditional societies.
According to Huntington's theory, what is the process of modernization?
The process of modernization refers to the transition from a traditional society to a modern society, characterized by greater control over the environment through scientific and technological knowledge.
Based on Huntington's description, which of the following statements best characterizes traditional societies?
Traditional societies have limited control over their natural and social environment due to a lack of scientific and technological knowledge.
Which of the following is not considered a component of the modernization process according to the text?
Expansion of political participation
What does the text suggest about the relationship between changes in different factors during the modernization process?
Changes in one factor are related to and affect changes in the other factors.
What is the primary way in which modernization has become a global process?
Through the diffusion of modern ideas and techniques from Europe
What does the text suggest about the relationship between the revolutionary and evolutionary nature of the modernization process?
Modernization is revolutionary in the extent of changes it brings about but evolutionary in the time required to bring about those changes.
What does the text suggest about the homogenizing effect of modernization on different societies?
Modernization produces tendencies toward convergence among societies.
What does the text suggest about the reversibility of the modernization process?
Modernization is an irreversible process, and societies cannot revert to substantially lower levels of urbanization, literacy, and industrialization.
Explore the key aspects of Samuel Huntington's Political Modernization and Development Theory, which involves comparing modern and traditional societies based on their control over the natural and social environment. Understand the role of scientific and technological knowledge in shaping modern societies.
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