Tuesday‚ 16 October 2012 [Essay] Modernization and Westernization are not Identical Concepts Introduction The battle between the east and the west still continues as each try to preserve its culture and assert its powers. Just as the fight to be superpowers continues‚ the west and east continue to outdo each other in other aspects. The concept of modernization means an evolution from traditional society practices to modern social status. Modernization has brought about transformation of societies
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India is changing rapidly. From last years it has accepted many different trends and systems of the western countries. Often people might hear each other saying India is under the westernization impact or you are getting modern. The term modernization and westernization are confused with each other. But in fact both are different. The question here arises is what should India opt for? Is modernization better than westernization? Modernization: It symbolizes the shift into a lot of trendy techniques
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styles and ways of life. This “Westernization” has started a downward spiral in destroying the cultural diversity of the world. As one of the oldest nations in the sense of tradition and culture‚ India has been a land of sages‚ saints and various renowned scholars. Countless religious temples and shrines built in different parts of the nation expose the devotion to religion and family that dwells within all aspects of India’s culture. Everything was steady for India until a few decades back. Most
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investments. There is a glaring observation to be made‚ and that is interest in India by the West seems closely tied to economic profit. Britain realized it when they took India from the East India Company and today the United States and European powers are taking advantage of a large and cheap labor force and emerging middle class. Indian artists are benefitting especially from this economic boom as the middle class and wealthy in India are their main supporters. The strife of the lower class seems to be one
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How has rampant commercialization and westernization of India impacted the society and its attitude ? Discuss some of the positive and negative aspects of the same. India‚ seventh largest country by area and second most populous country‚ is a land of diversity. It is one the fastest growing economy of the world and with transforming society. There are many factors contributing to the change but Commercialization‚ Westernization and Modernization are the main driving force. Commercialization refers
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Impact of westernization on Indian culture The culture of India has been shaped not only by its very long history‚ unique geography and diverse demography‚ but also by its ancient heritages‚ culture and traditions. Regarded by some historians as the "oldest living continuous civilization of Earth"‚ the Indian tradition dates back to 8‚000 BC and has a continuous recorded history for over 2‚500 years (starting from Rig Vedic period). Indian Culture‚ which is one of the oldest
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Westernization… What exactly is westernization? Is it a bad thing or is it something good for us? Picking up the westerners dressing style‚ their ideas is that what westernization is? Wikipedia says.. It 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. We have almost covered all areas except for law‚ politics and economics.. We are way behind
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A Historical Analysis of Factors leading to Westernization of Egypt Hist 405 MODERN HISTORY OF MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES 1948-2008 FORMAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE UNIVERSITY‚ LAHORE SUBMITTED BY SUBMITTED TO Muhammad Umer Toor 12-10662 Mr. Khizer Jawad INTRODUCTION “The Muslims of the world are passing through the most critical period in their history. The western civilization called modernism has dominated over all other civilizations with the forceful hammerings of scientific advancement
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of an ethnic group. An example of this would be the Westernization of cultures. Westernization has caused an massive impact on acculturation. Acculturation is proposed as a multidimensional process consisting of the confluence among heritage-cultural and receiving cultural practices‚ values‚ and identifications (Schwartz‚ Unger‚ Zamboanga‚ & Szapocznik‚ 2010). Writer‚ Paul Harrison‚ in his cause and effect essay evaluates how westernization is eradicating the cultural diversity of the world.
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Future Of Modernization Lisa M. Allen University of Phoenix Modernization is the process of social change in societies since industrialization‚ according to Peter Berger four characteristics are identified in modernization; the decrease of traditional communities‚ broadening of personal choice‚ an increase in social diversity‚ and looking toward the future (Axia College‚ 2010). Durkheim’s theory division of labor establishes that people highly specialized roles creating an organic solidarity
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