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  1. Modernization | Nature, Features, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

    Apr 6, 2026 · Modernization, in sociology, the transformation from a traditional, rural, agrarian society to a secular, urban, industrial society. Modernization is a continuous and open-ended process that can …

  2. Modernization - Industrialization, Urbanization, Globalization | Britannica

    Apr 6, 2026 · Modernization - Industrialization, Urbanization, Globalization: Modernity must be understood, in part at least, against the background of what went before. Industrial society emerged …

  3. Modernization - Globalization, Industrialization, Urbanization | Britannica

    Apr 6, 2026 · Modernization - Globalization, Industrialization, Urbanization: Just as some groups of hunters and gatherers gave rise to agrarian society, some agrarian societies gave rise to industrial …

  4. Modernization - Globalization, Industrialization, Urbanization | Britannica

    Apr 6, 2026 · Modernization - Globalization, Industrialization, Urbanization: The Western experience of industrialization was the model for world industrialization. To become modern was to become …

  5. Impact of modernization on society | Britannica

    modernization, Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one.

  6. Modernization - Secularization, Rationalization | Britannica

    Apr 6, 2026 · Modernization - Secularization, Rationalization: At the most abstract level of analysis, modernization leads to what Max Weber called “the disenchantment of the world.” It calls into …

  7. Modernize Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    MODERNIZE meaning: 1 : 38025; 2 : 2 Older companies will need to modernize quickly if they are to survive in today's economy.

  8. Modernization - Urbanism, Social Change, Technology | Britannica

    Apr 6, 2026 · Modernization - Urbanism, Social Change, Technology: Industrialism does not simply increase numbers; it distributes them in particular ways, concentrating mass populations in cities. …

  9. Kemal Atatürk - Turkish Republic, Modernization, Reforms | Britannica

    Mar 13, 2026 · Kemal Atatürk - Turkish Republic, Modernization, Reforms: Mustafa Kemal then embarked upon the reform of his country, his goal being to bring it into the 20th century. His …

  10. Tanzimat | Modernization, Reforms & Reorganization | Britannica

    Tanzimat, (Turkish: “Reorganization”), series of reforms promulgated in the Ottoman Empire between 1839 and 1876 under the reigns of the sultans Abdülmecid I and Abdülaziz. These reforms, heavily …