Development and dependency
Key points
- Concept of development
- Modernization theory
- Dependency theory (Frank Wallerstein)
- Underdevelopment
Previous year questions
Questions asked from this topic in UPSC Sociology Optional:
- opinion on their increasing trend in ‘online’ education and teaching?
- According to Durkheim, "The major function of education is the transmission of society's norms and values." Discuss.
- How does Marx view social conflict as an essential element in social change?
- Criticize A.G. Frank's 'development of underdevelopment'.
- Does collapse of functionalism and bankruptcy of Marxism coincide with the rupture of modernity? Discuss.
- Is the theory of cultural lag valid in present times? Discuss.
- Examine any two theories of social change in detail.
- Critically examine the cultural theories of social change with suitable examples.