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west·ern·iza·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
Westernization, Westernisationnoun
assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
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westernizationnoun
the process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture
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Westernization
Westernization (or Westernisation), also Europeanisation or occidentalization (from the Occident), is a process whereby societies come under or adopt Western culture in areas such as industry, technology, science, education, politics, economics, lifestyle, law, norms, mores, customs, traditions, values, mentality, perceptions, diet, clothing, language, writing system, religion, and philosophy. During colonialism it often involved the spread of Christianity.Westernization has been a growing influence across the world in the last few centuries, with some thinkers assuming Westernization to be the equivalent of modernization, a way of thought that is often debated. The overall process of Westernization is often two-sided in that Western influences and interests themselves are joined with parts of the affected society, at minimum, to become a more Westernized society, with the putative goal of attaining a Western life or some aspects of it, while Western societies are themselves affected by this process and interaction with non-Western groups. Westernization traces its roots back to Ancient Greece. Later, the Roman Empire took on the first process of Westernization as it was heavily influenced by Greece and created a new culture based on the principles and values of the Ancient Greek society. The Romans emerged with a culture that grew into a new Western identity based on the Greco-Roman society. Westernization can also be compared to acculturation and enculturation. Acculturation is "the process of cultural and psychological change that takes place as a result of contact between cultural groups and their individual members." After contact, changes in cultural patterns are evident within one or both cultures. Specific to Westernization and the non-Western culture, foreign societies tend to adopt changes in their social systems relative to Western ideology, lifestyle, and physical appearance, along with numerous other aspects, and shifts in culture patterns can be seen to take root as a community becomes acculturated to Western customs and characteristics – in other words, Westernized. The phenomenon of Westernization does not follow any one specific pattern across societies as the degree of adaption and fusion with Western customs will occur at varying magnitudes within different communities. Specifically, the extent to which domination, destruction, resistance, survival, adaptation, or modification affect a native culture may differ following inter-ethnic contact.
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westernization
Westernization is a process whereby societies, cultures, or individuals adopt or incorporate the cultural, social, political, economic, or technological aspects, ideologies, and practices of Western society. Western society usually refers to nations in Europe and North America. This can include everything from lifestyle and language, to systems of education, government and law, or even fashion and entertainment. The term often implies a transition from a traditional or pre-modern society to a more modern one.
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Westernization
Westernization or Westernisation, also occidentalization or occidentalisation, 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. Westernization has been a pervasive and accelerating influence across the world in the last few centuries, with some thinkers assuming westernization to be the equivalent of modernization, a way of thought that is often debated. The overall process of westernization is often two-sided in that Western influences and interests themselves are joined with parts of the affected society, at minimum, to change towards a more Westernized society, in the hope of attaining Western life or some aspects of it. To assume, however, Western societies are not affected or changed by this process and interaction with non-Western groups is misleading. Westernization can also be related to acculturation and enculturation. Acculturation is "the process of cultural and psychological change that takes place as a result of contact between cultural groups and their individual members." After contact, changes in cultural patterns are evident within one or both cultures. Specific to westernization and the non-Western culture, foreign societies tend to adopt changes in their own social systems relative to Western ideology, lifestyle, and physical appearance, along with numerous other aspects, and shifts in culture patterns can be seen to take root as a community becomes acculturated to Western customs and characteristics – in other words, westernized.
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- تغريبArabic
- westernizaceCzech
- vestliggørelseDanish
- VerwestlichungGerman
- okcidentiĝoEsperanto
- occidentalizaciónSpanish
- länsimaistuminen, länsimaistaminenFinnish
- occidentalisationFrench
- iarthairisIrish
- התמערבותHebrew
- पHindi
- nyugatiasodásHungarian
- pembaratanIndonesian
- occidentalizzazioneItalian
- מערבהHebrew
- 西洋化, 欧米化Japanese
- 서양화Korean
- WesternizationLatin
- озападување, вестернизацијаMacedonian
- verwestersing, verwesterlijkingDutch
- vestliggjøringNorwegian
- okcydentalizacjaPolish
- ocidentalizaçãoPortuguese
- occidentalizareaRomanian
- европеиза́ция, вестерниза́ция, оксидентализа́ция, американиза́цияRussian
- västerniseringSwedish
- மேற்கத்தியமயமாக்கல்Tamil
- การทำให้เป็นตะวันตกThai
- batılılaşmaTurkish
- вестерніза́ціяUkrainian
- مغربییزیشنUrdu
- sự Tây phương hoá, 西方化Vietnamese
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