Soliman khalil tahmasebi

The first interpretation is older and more traditional and has somehow fascinated all classical sociologists who have considered non-urban communities as static. The static view of rural communities has reinforced this idea that some external forces from modern sections of society shall undertake to foster change and development in villages and therefore, the rural communities must be receptors of elements of change. This view has given rise to expansion of modernization approach and designing extrinsic, top-down development strategies and plans (Beats, 2000:198).The modernization theories are inspired by Evolutionary and Functionalist Theories and the researchers of this school, consider modernization a process with several stages. In each historical period, societies pass through one of these stages. Furthermore, they consider modernization as a process that breeds consistency and increases the tendency to homogeneity among societies, In addition, they consider modernization as a European process which is formed in that region, is disseminated among its different societies, and is irreversible

Development, Rural Development, Medium-Term plans, Islamic Revolution