Beginning with German and French sociologists of the late 19th century, modernization models have been developed to show the sequence of transitions from traditional to modern societies, and indeed to postmodern societies.
从19世纪晚期的德国和法国社会学家开始，现代化模型已经被深入研究，展示了从传统社会演变到现代社会，甚至后现代社会的过程。