Modernization or Westernization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20455364 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin M Rip (University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 1977 |
| Issue | 16 |
| Pages | 47-53 |
| Publication date | 1977-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-0144 • E-ISSN: 1999-9135 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02580144.1977.10429255 |
| OpenAlex | W2081530994 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Social change is discussed in the context of modernization and westernization. The question is asked whether social change implies a variation of existing realities or a substitution of existing realities by something radically different. Are modernization and westernization synonymous? These questions are analysed with specific reference to certain non-white groups in South Africa. It is argued that if western oriented elites moved info Africa's elite vacuums, modernization can develop in the direction of Western type value-norm orientations
Development economics · Economics · Elite · Modernization theory · Political science · Politics · Social change · Sociology · Westernization · African cultural and philosophical studies · History · Law · Mathematics
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |