westernising
Embracing occidental culture
Westernising is the British spelling of westernizing—adopting or imposing Western culture, values, or practices.
A country westernises when it embraces European or American economic systems, dress, or social norms: The rapid westernising of the city changed its skyline.
The term can be neutral or carry undertones of cultural imperialism.
Rule by the people
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
- parliamentarianismExecutive answerable to legislature
federalism · judiciary · suffrage · civil-liberties · elections · pluralism · NATO · colonialism
Private profit-based economy
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- privatizationState sells public assets
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
- multinationalsCorporations operating in multiple countries
globalization · neoliberalism · deregulation · corporatization · commercialization · franchising · outsourcing · banking
Adopting US cultural norms
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- McDonaldizationSociety adopting fast-food principles
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- pop-cultureWidely shared entertainment trends
jeans · fast-food · Coca-Cola · Starbucks · NBA · English · Christmas · Valentine's
Population shift toward cities
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- secularizationReligion losing social significance
- nuclearizationAdopting atomic weapons capability
education · literacy · healthcare · infrastructure · automobiles · suburbs · professionalization · bureaucratization
democracy
Rule by the people
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
parliamentarianism · federalism · judiciary · suffrage · civil-liberties · elections · pluralism · NATO · colonialism · enlightenment
capitalism
Private profit-based economy
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- privatizationState sells public assets
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
multinationals · globalization · neoliberalism · deregulation · corporatization · commercialization · franchising · outsourcing · banking · entrepreneurship
Americanization
Adopting US cultural norms
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- McDonaldizationSociety adopting fast-food principles
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
pop-culture · jeans · fast-food · Coca-Cola · Starbucks · NBA · English · Christmas · Valentine's · individualism
urbanization
Population shift toward cities
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- secularizationReligion losing social significance
nuclearization · education · literacy · healthcare · infrastructure · automobiles · suburbs · professionalization · bureaucratization · technocracy
westernisingcultural preservation
Protecting community traditions and artifacts
indigenizing · decolonizing · decolonising · nativism · tribalizing
westernisingisolating
Setting apart from contact
cultural resistance · anti-globalization · cultural nationalism
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