Abstract
Questions on this topic appear most frequently on AEB, Cambridge, London and Welsh Boards. They cover the following areas:
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Key concepts
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The meaning, definition and problems associated with terminology; e.g. development; underdeveloped; third world; modern; modernisation; traditional societies.
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The sociology of modernisation.
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The sociology of underdevelopment.
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Possible measures of development.
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Theories of development
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Functionalist views: modernisation theory.
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Marxist views: underdevelopment: dependency theory.
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Weberian views: diffusion theory.
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Selfe, P.L. (1987). Development. In: Advanced Sociology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13093-1_18
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