Westernism
Pro-Western cultural stance
A Westernism is a word, phrase, or idiom characteristic of the western United States, particularly cowboy and frontier culture: The script was full of Westernisms like "reckon" and "fixin' to".
More broadly, Westernism can refer to adoption of Western (European and American) cultural practices, values, or political systems, often used critically: Critics accused the reforms of Westernism.
Philosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- democracyRule by the people
constitutionalism · rationalism · humanism · egalitarianism · pluralism · materialism · consumerism · progressivism
Rule by the people
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- republicState with elected leaders
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
civil-liberties · suffrage · elections · representation · NATO · G7 · UN · diplomacy
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- innovationCreating something original
- automationSelf-operating system design
digitization · infrastructure · skyscrapers · automobiles · mass-production · globalization · telecommunications · internet
Bias toward Western perspectives
- AnglosphereEnglish-speaking world collectively
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- pop-cultureWidely shared entertainment trends
- fashionCurrent popular trend
ballet · opera · museums · galleries · individualistic · dating · monogamy · Christmas
Extending dominion over others
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- homogenizationMaking things the same
ethnocentrism · neocolonialism · exceptionalism · monoculture · erasure · assimilation · missionary · paternalism
liberalism
Philosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
democracy · constitutionalism · rationalism · humanism · egalitarianism · pluralism · materialism · consumerism · progressivism · universalism
democracy
Rule by the people
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- republicState with elected leaders
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
federalism · civil-liberties · suffrage · elections · representation · NATO · G7 · UN · diplomacy · sovereignty
industrialization
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- innovationCreating something original
automation · digitization · infrastructure · skyscrapers · automobiles · mass-production · globalization · telecommunications · internet · pharmaceuticals
Eurocentrism
Bias toward Western perspectives
- AnglosphereEnglish-speaking world collectively
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- pop-cultureWidely shared entertainment trends
fashion · ballet · opera · museums · galleries · individualistic · dating · monogamy · Christmas · Easter
imperialism
Extending dominion over others
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
homogenization · ethnocentrism · neocolonialism · exceptionalism · monoculture · erasure · assimilation · missionary · paternalism · dependency
WesternismConfucianism
Chinese ethical philosophy
Islamism · Afrocentrism · pan-Africanism · nativism · Eastern philosophy
Westernismcultural resistance
Opposing mainstream through heritage
anti-imperialism · anti-colonialism · cultural nationalism · traditionalism · isolationism