Modernization Theorists Such as Talcott Parsons Believed Certain Non-Western Countries

question 55

Multiple Choice

Modernization theorists such as Talcott Parsons believed certain non-Western countries needed Western guidance in developing from "traditional" societies because ___________.

• A) they were collectivist societies
• B) they were emotional ("non-rational") societies
• C) they were individualistic societies
• D) A & B
• E) None of the above

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