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  2. Westernization - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Cultural homogenization - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] [11] [12] Examples of non-American culture affecting the West include world music and the popularization of non-American television (Latin American telenovelas, Japanese anime, Indian Bollywood), religion (Islam, Buddhism), food, and clothing in the West, though in most cases insignificant in comparison to the Western influence in other ...

  4. World music - Wikipedia

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    Musicians and composers also work collectively to create original compositions for various combinations of western and non western instruments. The introduction of non-western music into western culture created a fusion that influenced both parties. (Feld 31) [44] With the quick demand for new music came the technicalities of ownership.

  5. List of subcultures - Wikipedia

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    Ball culture [2] B-boys and b-girls [3 ... History of modern Western subcultures; Outline of culture; List of fandom names; Youth subculture; Notes ... a non-profit ...

  6. Western culture - Wikipedia

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    Western culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, Western society, or simply the West, refers to the internally diverse culture of the Western world. The term "Western" encompasses the social norms , ethical values , traditional customs , belief systems , political systems , artifacts and ...

  7. List of nomadic peoples - Wikipedia

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    Hunting, archery on horseback, horsemanship, livestock raising, and sedentary agriculture were all practiced by the Jianzhou Jurchens as part of their culture. [17] In spite of the fact that the Manchus practiced archery on horse back and equestrianism, the Manchu's immediate progenitors practiced sedentary agriculture. [ 18 ]

  8. High-context and low-context cultures - Wikipedia

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    In anthropology, high-context and low-context cultures are ends of a continuum of how explicit the messages exchanged in a culture are and how important the context is in communication. The distinction between cultures with high and low contexts is intended to draw attention to variations in both spoken and non-spoken forms of communication. [1]

  9. Culture of the United States - Wikipedia

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    However, non-Western influences, including African and Indigenous cultures, and more recently, Asian cultures, have firmly established themselves in the fabric of American culture as well. Since the United States was established in 1776, its culture has been influenced by successive waves of immigrants , and the resulting " melting pot " of ...