Modernization is a concept used in sociology and politics. It is the view that a standard, teleological evolutionary pattern, as described in the social evolutionism theories, exists as a template for all nations and peoples.Brugger and Hannan, p. 1–3.Dixon, p. 1–4 It shouldn't be confused with the sociological concept of rationalization, or the concepts of urbanization and industrialization. Theory According to theories of modernization, each society would evolve inexorably from b… (More on Modernization)