Social Change and You
Before we start the review about the Social changes we have to somethings about the development theory .Development theory is a conglomeration of theories about how desirable change in society is best to be achieved. Such theories draw on a variety of social scientific disciplines and approaches.Modernization Theory is a theory of development which states that the development can be achieved through following the processes of development that were used by the currently developed countries. Scholars such as Walt Rostow and A.F.K. Organski postulated stages of development applying to every country. Samuel Huntington considered development to be a linear process which every country must go through. Modernization Theory, in contrast to Classical Liberalism, viewed the state as a central actor in modernizing “backward” or “underdeveloped” societies. The Action theory of Talcott Parsons defined qualities that distinguished “modern” and “traditional” societies. Education was viewed as key to creating modern individuals. Technology also played a key role in this development theory because it was believed that as technology was introduced to lesser-developed countries it would spur economic growth. One key factor in Modernization Theory is the belief that development requires the developed countries to aid developing countries to learn from their own progress.