Westernization is a word that is gradually becoming synonymous with modernization. There does‚ however‚ exist a clear and distinct difference between the two notions that must be clarified before moving forward. The former concept revolves specifically around the spread of western ideas to other cultures influencing everything from morals to general practices. The latter‚ on the other hand‚ involves a rather rationalist and positive essence to it [1] in that it could be a change in ways that are
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Impact of westernization on Indian culture The culture of India has been shaped not only by its very long history‚ unique geography and diverse demography‚ but also by its ancient heritages‚ culture and traditions. Regarded by some historians as the "oldest living continuous civilization of Earth"‚ the Indian tradition dates back to 8‚000 BC and has a continuous recorded history for over 2‚500 years (starting from Rig Vedic period). Indian Culture‚ which is one of the oldest
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Westernization… What exactly is westernization? Is it a bad thing or is it something good for us? Picking up the westerners dressing style‚ their ideas is that what westernization is? Wikipedia says.. It is a process whereby societies come under or adopt Western culture in areas such as industry‚ technology‚ law‚ politics‚ economics‚ lifestyle‚ diet‚ language‚ alphabet‚ religion‚ philosophy‚ and values. We have almost covered all areas except for law‚ politics and economics.. We are way behind
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many of the West’s styles and ways of life. This “Westernization” has started a downward spiral in destroying the cultural diversity of the world. As one of the oldest nations in the sense of tradition and culture‚ India has been a land of sages‚ saints and various renowned scholars. Countless religious temples and shrines built in different parts of the nation expose the devotion to religion and family that dwells within all aspects of India’s culture. Everything was steady for India until a few decades
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your failure. – David Ambrose Home History Economy Polity Geography International Relation P.T (SPECIAL) Scien N T ech Tuesday‚ 16 October 2012 [Essay] Modernization and Westernization are not Identical Concepts Introduction The battle between the east and the west still continues as each try to preserve its culture and assert its powers. Just as the fight to be superpowers continues‚ the west and east continue to outdo each other in other aspects. The concept of modernization means an evolution
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A Historical Analysis of Factors leading to Westernization of Egypt Hist 405 MODERN HISTORY OF MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES 1948-2008 FORMAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE UNIVERSITY‚ LAHORE SUBMITTED BY SUBMITTED TO Muhammad Umer Toor 12-10662 Mr. Khizer Jawad INTRODUCTION “The Muslims of the world are passing through the most critical period in their history. The western civilization called modernism has dominated over all other civilizations with the forceful hammerings of scientific advancement
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The world‚ as the audience may know is made up of many countries each having its own culture‚ beliefs‚ practices etc. Surprisingly‚ many if not most of the cultures of today are heavily influenced by other cultures to a point that there is deliberate destruction of an ethnic group. An example of this would be the Westernization of cultures. Westernization has caused an massive impact on acculturation. Acculturation is proposed as a multidimensional process consisting of the confluence among heritage-cultural
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Introduction of Healthy Lifestyle Many of us have erroneous idea about healthy lifestyle. We think that it is something difficult and requiring much effort: to shy away from all favorite food‚ habits and activities. We think that for living healthy one should become something between an ascetic and a monk who has refused from all pleasures of this life. That is why many people do not even try to live healthy‚ being frightened by the prospects described above. Fortunately‚ healthy lifestyle is
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As the world becomes globalized‚ countries are trailing behind their cultures and their identity‚ for them to be cohesive with the Western ideal. The alteration in clothing style‚ religious beliefs‚ family roles are few of the examples of the impacts of which Westernization has had on developing countries. With that said‚ a medical practice common in developing countries such as Uganda‚ Sudan and Iraq‚ is female circumcision
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Queer Culture of Southeast Asia. When discussing queer culture in modern times‚ it is automatically classified as a western idea. Queer identities and queer struggles are associated with whiteness‚ as a white concept. This is one of the many causes of colonization‚ and how in some way it erased the history of oppressed communities. However‚ pre-colonization history indicates that queer culture had been developed within ancient civilizations. If we look at ancient civilizations in Latin America
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