• Sujatha C.N

Abstract; As an ongoing and never-ending process; modernization is characterized by the adaptation of new technologies, socio-economic structures, cultural norms, change in way people live, in workplace, transition of rural to urban centers, shifting of agrarian to industrial economics etc. We will look how modernization influence our daily routines and habits. From the way we work to the way we shop; technology has made our lives more convenient and attainable. This article presents the various theoretical approaches to the study of social transformation and sociology of development since the emergence of this sub-field in sociology. In discussing various paradigms of social change and social transformation, the article questions the Eurocentric assumptions of a seemingly linear trajectory. In summarizing the developments in the field of sociology of development, this article synthesizes various theoretical strands such as modernization theories, dependency and world systems theories, and globalization and multiple modernity theories.

Keywords; Modernization, Social Change, Family, Education, Culture globalization, global South globalizations, social change, sociology of development.

"Socialization Modernization and Transformation-A study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 6, page no.851-855, June-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1706148.pdf

"Socialization Modernization and Transformation-A study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 6, page no. pp851-855, June-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1706148.pdf