In most cases, modernization is identified with Westernization.
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Westernization
Synonyms for "westernization" (6 found)
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8 entriesabsorptionassimilationcultural changeeconomic changeglobalizationorthographypolitical changespelling variant
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6 entriescultural westernizationeconomic westernizationlegal reformmarket liberalizationorthographic variantpolitical westernization
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6 entriescultural westernizationeconomic westernizationglobal westernizationpolitical westernizationrate westernizationwesternization process
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I would argue that Westernization as a cultural attribute was less important than the fact that these men had skills disposing them to what rule-based government and^([sic]) fear 'demagocracy' )
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According to anthropology professor Peter Rigby, the Maasai's resistance to Westernization and their reluctance to enter the market system is ethnosuicide.
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