westernisation
Adopting Euro-American norms
Westernisation is the process by which societies adopt Western culture, institutions, or values—typically those of Europe and North America.
The term often appears in discussions of globalisation, where local traditions give way to Western economic systems, dress, media, or governance: Critics argue that westernisation threatens indigenous cultures.
The word can be neutral or carry negative connotations depending on context.
Also spelled westernization.
Adopting US cultural norms
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
hybridity · appropriation · localization · indigenization · reinterpretation · domestication · borrowing · intermixing
Private profit-based economy
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
- privatizationState sells public assets
- McDonaldizationSociety adopting fast-food principles
Coca-Cola · advertising · branding · franchising · outsourcing · commodification · neoliberalism
Transition toward popular rule
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- secularizationReligion losing social significance
- constitutionalismGovernance bound by fundamental laws
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
telecommunication · internet · automation · innovation · standardization · efficiency · electrification · transportation
American film industry center
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
Americanization
Adopting US cultural norms
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
syncretism · hybridity · appropriation · localization · indigenization · reinterpretation · domestication · borrowing · intermixing · convergence
capitalism
Private profit-based economy
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
- privatizationState sells public assets
McDonaldization · Coca-Cola · advertising · branding · franchising · outsourcing · commodification · neoliberalism
democratization
Transition toward popular rule
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- secularizationReligion losing social significance
- constitutionalismGovernance bound by fundamental laws
industrialization
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
infrastructure · telecommunication · internet · automation · innovation · standardization · efficiency · electrification · transportation · broadcasting
Hollywood
American film industry center
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
westernisationIslamisation
Spread of Islamic influence
Russification · Africanisation · indigenisation · Latinisation
westernisationcultural preservation
Protecting community traditions and artifacts
traditionalism · indigenisation · nativism · heritage preservation · localisation
westernisationdecolonisation
End of imperial control
cultural resistance · anti-colonialism · nativism · cultural nationalism · revivalism
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