The emergence of diffusion theory in latin america: a restropect analysis
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| author | Jesús Arroyave Cabrera |
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| contents | The emergence of diffusion theory in latin america: a restropect analysis Jesús Arroyave Cabrera Sociología modernization Latin America dominant paradigm Diffusion of innovation Diffusion of Innovation is one of the most widely studied and appliedtheories in different contexts all over the world. However, this is not thecase in Latin American countries. Most of the literature that deals withDiffusion of Innovation maintains a critical approach. This paper reviewsthe way that earlier diffusionist studies were carried out and applied inLatin America. Four intellectual constructions that were pervasive inthe mainstream American academy (the dominant paradigm, the linearconceptualization of communication, the modernization theory and thenotion of powerful effect) left a mark on the earlier diffusion theory thatguided its application in a concrete direction in the region. However, it seemsthat the application of the theory in the continent left a type of stigma thatheld new Latin American scholars away from this practical and populartheory 2007 artículo científico 0121-3261 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=26815202 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=268 Investigación & Desarrollo application/pdf Universidad del Norte Investigación & Desarrollo (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.15 |
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| spellingShingle | The emergence of diffusion theory in latin america: a restropect analysis Jesús Arroyave Cabrera Sociología modernization Latin America dominant paradigm Diffusion of innovation The emergence of diffusion theory in latin america: a restropect analysis Jesús Arroyave Cabrera Sociología modernization Latin America dominant paradigm Diffusion of innovation Diffusion of Innovation is one of the most widely studied and appliedtheories in different contexts all over the world. However, this is not thecase in Latin American countries. Most of the literature that deals withDiffusion of Innovation maintains a critical approach. This paper reviewsthe way that earlier diffusionist studies were carried out and applied inLatin America. Four intellectual constructions that were pervasive inthe mainstream American academy (the dominant paradigm, the linearconceptualization of communication, the modernization theory and thenotion of powerful effect) left a mark on the earlier diffusion theory thatguided its application in a concrete direction in the region. However, it seemsthat the application of the theory in the continent left a type of stigma thatheld new Latin American scholars away from this practical and populartheory 2007 artículo científico 0121-3261 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=26815202 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=268 Investigación & Desarrollo application/pdf Universidad del Norte Investigación & Desarrollo (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.15 |
| title | The emergence of diffusion theory in latin america: a restropect analysis |
| topic | Sociología modernization Latin America dominant paradigm Diffusion of innovation |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=26815202 |