How does western culture influence the world?

Pros

-Allows non-westernized cultures the opportunity to experience a new food culture, separate from their traditional food groups.

-It is easy to grab on the go and can be used as reward food.

-Convenience has become a large aspect of culture around the world, therefore fast food has increased in demand and popularity

-McDonalds and other fast food restaurants allow for inexpensive food options.

Clothing

Pros

• Encourages the freedom of choice.
• Western clothing has been reported to be more comfortable for younger generations
• Can be less expensive

FOOD

The adoption of the Western culture's clothing among countries has an had impact on the lifestyles people prefer to live.

India and Nepal have experienced increases in western clothing due to the influences of the global media and international fashion corporations.

Western food has made its way into other cultures and has had a striking impact.

Asia and China have been seeing an increase in Western fast food businesses due to what is being referred to as 'McDonaldization'.

Cons

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-Traditional food is being cooked less often and is beginning to be seen as a faux pa.

-Obesity rates are rising due to this trend of unhealthy food.

-Kids want the Western food over traditional food so a generation is losing part of their culture.

-Opening up the doorway to Western food is a step in the direction of letting the Western society flood into the rest of the culture which could result in the loss of an entire culture.

Cons

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The impact that western culture has on various parts of the world is very broad. The exploitation of fast food and western fashion through multinational corporations, has allowed western culture to influence religion, culture, tradition, economy, and government.

• It reduces the country's traditional way of clothing.
• Due to the Western culture dominating what is globally fashionable.
• Puts pressure on the younger generation to obtain the western culture's standard of beauty.
• Leads to the reduction of the importance in the country's national culture.

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References

Economic Factors

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Pingali, P. (2007). Westernization of Asian diets and the transformation of food systems: Implications for research and policy. Food Policy, 32(3), 281-298. doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.08.001

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Social Factors

All across the world, westernization has impacted economies greatly. Traditional forms of production and distribution of goods and services have drastically changed to fit a western design.

• Increase in economic and income growth
• Increase in demand for goods and services
• Increased numbers in labour force
• More skilled and knowledgeable workforce
• Night jobs
• Reducing margin between upper and lower class
• More women in the workforce
• Supermarkets and urbanization

• Globalization has allowed western values to be seen and adopted by people all over the world.
• Over time the ideas, beliefs and values of western culture may become one homogenous worldview, eliminating unique cultures and ideologies.
• Corrosive to traditional heritage.
• Clothing and food are just two examples of western ideologies expanding worldwide and replacing traditional culture.

What has been done?

What can we do?

Westernization has been shown to have positive benefits, but only to a certain extent. The destruction of traditional culture by western influence needs to be mitigated, due to the need to preserve the diversity and multiculturalism that exists between our societies. Not much has been done to aid in the preservation of unique traditional cultures. Due to the fact that westernization has so quickly dominated in so many countries.

Westernization is a force that cannot be stopped easily. The global interconnectedness between nations has led to the positive sharing of resources, knowledge and technology. However, westernization is slowly destroying culture. Therefore, it is important to preserve traditional culture as best as we can. This can be done through the production and distribution of traditional clothing, spices, foods, and other goods that are unique to each individual culture, as well as protecting and supporting cultural traditions.

Political Factors

Western culture is influenced all over the world. The values of western culture have been derived from political thought, and favored free thought, human rights, and equality throughout the world.

• On the political aspect, there are no laws saying you can't eat certain foods, or you can't wear certain clothes.
• Everyone has Human Rights, and this freedom is enforcing the influence of these western aspects around the world.

How does western culture influence the world?

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