Modernization
This is a picture of the capitol building at the inauguration. This is the epitome of modernization. Modernization is defined as a model of change based on the belief in the inevitable advance of science and Western secularism. One aspect of modernization is the bureaucracy that comes with it, and this is the building where the majority of bureaucracy takes place. This is where the agenda for modernization around the country is made, usually without the best interest of the people that the decisions are affecting. This is also a pinnacle of “modernization” because this land was taken from Native Americans in the name of modernization, to westernize America.
Social Capital
This is a picture from Asheville, North Carolina in March. Social capital is defined by Dr. Miller as: the intangible resources existing in social ties, trust, and cooperation. This picture is of my closest friends. They represent social capital because between us exists a high degree of trust and cooperation. To get to Asheville we had to decide on a car, a hotel, places to eat, etc. to decide all of these things we had to cooperate, but it was not forced, it was just a habit. There is also the complete trust, of allowing one of us to drive the other three up the mountain, in the snow to Asheville.
