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The fundamental problem posed by modernization is whether human animals can adjust as readily to longevity, affluence, and peace as they have in the past to shortgevity, poverty, and war.

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To know thyself is the ultimate form of aggression.

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The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.
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Marion J. Levy Jr.

Marion J. Levy Jr.

Born: December 12, 1918
Died: May 26, 2002 (aged 83)
Bio: Marion Joseph Levy Jr. was an American sociologist noted for his work on modernization theory.
Known for:
  1. Modernization and the structure of societies (1966)
  2. Maternal influence (1989)
  3. Our mother-tempers (1989)
  4. The structure of society (1952)
  5. Modernization: Latecomers and Survivors (1972)

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