Modernization refers to the
A. elimination of old housing and its replacement with modern skyscrapers.
B. process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies.
C. colonial domination of Third World nations by Western powers.
D. process of development that, at this time, has occurred only in core nations such as England, France, Japan, and the U.S.
B. process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies.
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