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Week 3 WSMP

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Kathleen Kingsbury `Old World but Oil Rich in Azerbaijan

Summarizing Kingsbury 's article , it can be seen that she describes the condition of Azerbaijan both as a state and its impact to its citizens Here , she argues that the current developments and increase in foreign investments have increased the ability of the country to envision a better future shaped by economic growth and expansion of its oil industry . However , amidst the changes that are continuously happening

the old culture of Azerbaijan continues to exist . It is in here that customs and practices of Muslim tradition continue to influence decisions and actions coming from men and women . In a way , it revolves around the ability to further traditions amidst the changing patterns of Azeri lifestyle

Relating this article to this week 's current reading , it can be seen that formal institutions (Azerbaijan government ) continue to exercise the process of social control and social order towards the citizenry amidst the existence of new ideologies coming from the West . Looking closely at the definition , the idea of formal institutions is created to establish and achieve particular objectives in relation to the community /society as a whole (Henslin , 2008 . On the other hand , social control and social order are instruments used by organizations that consider the aspect of customs , traditions , and norms (Henslin , 2008 This then can be applied with the case of Azerbaijan because despite the introduction of Western ideals (liberalism...