westernised
Adopted Western ways
Westernised is the British spelling of westernized—describing something that has adopted Western (European or American) cultural practices, values, or styles.
A westernised society has embraced elements like democratic governance, capitalism, or secular institutions.
The term can be neutral or carry undertones of cultural displacement: a westernised diet, increasingly westernised attitudes toward marriage.
Adopting another group's customs
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- integrationCombining into a whole
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
hybridization · conformity · mainstreaming · homogenization · naturalization · intermarriage · code-switching · normalization
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- secularizationReligion losing social significance
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- democratizationTransition toward popular rule
capitalism · privatization · digitization · infrastructure · standardization · reform · development · bureaucratization
Adopting US cultural norms
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- McDonaldizationSociety adopting fast-food principles
- jeansCasual denim trousers
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
advertising · MTV · Netflix · multinationals · franchises · Disney
Current popular trend
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- musicOrganized auditory art
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
individualism · consumerism · nightlife · holidays · etiquette
acculturation
Adopting another group's customs
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- integrationCombining into a whole
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
syncretism · hybridization · conformity · mainstreaming · homogenization · naturalization · intermarriage · code-switching · normalization · assimilation
industrialization
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- secularizationReligion losing social significance
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
democratization · capitalism · privatization · digitization · infrastructure · standardization · reform · development · bureaucratization · institutionalization
Americanization
Adopting US cultural norms
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- McDonaldizationSociety adopting fast-food principles
- jeansCasual denim trousers
consumerism · advertising · MTV · Netflix · multinationals · franchises · Disney
fashion
Current popular trend
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- musicOrganized auditory art
entertainment · individualism · consumerism · nightlife · holidays · etiquette
westernisedtraditional
Following long-held customs
indigenous · non-Western · native · authentic · ancestral
westernisedtraditional
Following long-held customs
pre-modern · undeveloped · primitive · backward · developing