Spirituality and Development

Abstract

Most approaches to → development communication are grounded in economic frameworks concerned with how material resources are allocated in society. The dominant → modernization philosophy aims to maximize individual opportunities for material gain, while critical perspectives argue for just distributions of resources and against the inequities of capitalist systems. Both literatures usually fail to consider non‐material aspects of people's lives, thereby neglecting a vital resource for empowerment and social change (→ Communication Strategies for Empowerment; Planned Social Change through Communication; Secular Social Change).

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DOI

10.1002/9781405186407.wbiecs091

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