What Is Westernization Process Explain Its Social Concepts

Westernization. Westernization is a process whereby societies come under or adopt Western culture in areas such as industry, technology, law, politics, economics, lifestyle, diet, clothing, language, alphabet, religion, philosophy, and values.

Which concept may explain the process of Westernization in India?

M.N SRINIVAS a pioneer in Indian sociology has used the term sanskritization to explain westernization. According to M.N SRINIVAS when a low caste was able to rise to a higher position in the hierarchy by adopting vegetarianism and teetotalism and adopting the brahminical way of life has been called as sanskritization.

How is Westernization change our society?

Westernization inevitably undermines full development of indigenous cultures and traditions of non-Western people. Furthermore, it creates resentment among non-Western people toward Western values and, fosters racism and prejudice against non-Western people in Western societies.