Directions of change modernization theory, research, and realities
Attir, Mustafa O.
Holzner, Burkart.
Suda, Zdenek.
Boulder, Colo. Westview Press
1981
A collection of essays originating from an international sociological conference held in Brussels, Belgium, December 1978
Includes bibliographies and index
Contents: Preface / Mustafa O. Attir, Burkart Holzner, and Zdenek Suda -- Convergence and divergence in industrial societies / Alex Inkeles -- Comparative methodological approaches in the study of modernization / Vijai P. Singh -- Socioeconomic system as a variable in the modernization process / Zdenek Suda -- Changes in the nature of ethnicity / Erik Allardt -- Modernization and development potential of traditional grass roots peasant organizations / Michael Cernea -- Structures of knowledge use in modernization / Burkart Holzner and Jiri Nehnevajsa -- Modernization, everyday life, and social roles / Thomas Kutsch -- The rate of social change and modernization / Zdenek Suda -- Socioeconomic development plans and individual satisfaction in Libya / Mustafa O. Attir and Robert A. Peterson -- Urbanization and modernization / Michel Bassand -- Modernization research in culturally segmented societies / Lawrence V. Stockman -- Modernization of Americanization? / Zdenek Suda
Social change
Industrialization
Economic development