Shania tells you that she believes the reason why the United States has more internal inequality between its citizens when compa
red to countries like Canada is because American cultural values are more individualistic. Which theory does Shania's argument support? A. world systems analysis B. neocolonialism theory C. dependency theory D. modernization theory
Within Development Economic literature, the modernization theory states that global inequalities are due to cultural differences between countries, and suggests that poor and under-developed countries should follow the industrialization path previously undertaken by rich, developed countries.
In contrast, world-system analysis, neocolonialism theory and dependency theory focus on exploitation of the poor countries (periphery) by rich countries (center) as the main source of inequality.
The scenario above is a phenomenon called interrelatedness of cultural forces. The interrelatedness of cultural forces is defined as a force that influences the creation and development of cultural patterns that explains separately. It shows the importance of understanding each cultural force works in conjunction with and is influenced by other people.
