Drawing on the works of Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim, the __________ theory posits that industrial development follows a coherent pattern of growth and would, in time, produce certain common social and political structures across different countries and cultures.

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The theory described is the modernization theory, which draws on the works of Marx, Weber, and Durkheim to argue that industrial development will lead to common social and political structures across nations. Dependency theory (A) focuses on the relationship between developed and underdeveloped nations, while world systems theory (B) argues that the global economic system is divided into core, semi-peripheral, and peripheral regions. Hence, options A and B are incorrect.

Drawing on the Works of Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile