| | Mounting western culture degrading India on the whole. Have you ever seen the pictures of Jatindranath Mukerjee or Chandrasekhar Azad or Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose? Apart from being leading revolutionaries of the Indian freedom struggle‚ these three great personalities had something more in common. Almost in each picture you will find each of them clad in perfect Indian attire or dhoti-kurta. Do you find the same dress among Indians still? Unfortunately‚ it is becoming almost extinct more
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Tokenism is a longstanding and popular practice in Western culture when the situations entails entertainment; shows like South Park (Stone‚ Parker) frequently find the humour in bringing attention to one of their only Black characters - ironically named Token Black - while shows like The Wayans Bros. (Wayans)‚ on a more serious note‚ brought to light the issue with the Western world’s perfunctory effort at including minorities in the workforce. Tokenism‚ however‚ is not exclusive to entertainment
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Convertible” she presented valid arguments that Louise Erdrich‚ the author of the story “The Red Convertible”‚ is a nationalist of the Native American culture despite her frequent use of symbols of the western civilization in the text of the story. Pratima claimed that the tragedy of Henry was in his inability to resist the influence of the western civilization‚ though she failed to address contradictory evidence in the story “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich‚ that makes Pratima’s claims less
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In addition‚ they believe the individual could only succeed if they do everything by themselves and on their own terms. The book states that Western societies pride themselves in being able to say ’I made it by myself and I do not owe anything to anyone’. This is an attitude that might seem pompous and selfish to people from a group oriented society in where the group success is highly praised
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development toward cultural uniformity‚ utilizing Tokyo to exhibit hybridisation of Western and Japanese cultures. Similarly‚ Witi Ihimaera’s “The Whale” explores the invasion of global forces into Maori culture‚ depicting the increasing stigmatisation of traditional values and their eventual submergence by the dominant Western influence. Both texts explore the conflict between global and local‚ as well as the need to adapt for individuals to form meaningful connections and a sense of self-identity.
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new language and also a whole new culture‚ is all very challenging and overwhelming factors‚ when moving to a new place. This is actually the situation in Jean Know’s short story “Where the Gods Fly”‚ where a little family of three people emigrates from China to the USA‚ to create a new life by working and raising their daughter in school. In this short story‚ we hear about a mothers concern about‚ seeing her daughter being encapsulated in the Western culture. Whilst her husband‚ and father to
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1. What were triggers of culture change in Japan during the 1990s? How is cultural change starting to affect traditional values in Japan? Japan is moving towards more individualism than collectivism after the economic recession in the 1990’s. This is a good opportunity for Japan to adapt to the globalization world and be more competitive. This generation resisted many of the values shared by their parents and instead embraced many Western traditions. Many companies went back on lifetime employment
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Impact of Western Economy on Chinese Culture The world has been changing due to the growing influence of western cultures and globalization. As a result of this‚ many people from many different nations came in contact with new ways of life. Western culture and civilization have extended a lot of influence on the Chinese societies‚ which are reflected in their contemporary culture. Western influence and westernization have led to the extinction of indigenous languages and cultures of many societies
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The traditional way of living of a group of people is an important component of one’s culture in all society. Culture refers to the way of life of the members of a society or groups within a society in where communal living is highly and clearly practised. The traditional way of life of which most people practiced and are encouraged to adapt in its societies’ norms‚ values‚ virtues and ways of living is one of a definite element of daily living perspective in Pacific societies. “This form of living
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Globalization and Western Influence Korey M Houska WGU Globalization of Non-Western Cultures Globalization is an important concept for many capitalist. It is the process of developing an integrated society where interchange of culture‚ products and world view are recognized. Globalization could bring advances in technology and economic development to many countries. It brings greater interdependence and awareness among the people of the world. Aside from these benefits‚ globalization could
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