Editing Westernization (section)

===Globalization (1970s–present)===
Westernization is often regarded as a part of the ongoing process of [[globalization]]. This theory proposes that Western thought has led to globalisation, and that globalisation propagates Western culture, leading to a cycle of Westernization. On top of largely Western government systems such as [[democracy]] and [[constitution]], many Western technologies and customs like music, clothing, and cars have been introduced across various parts of the world and copied and created in traditionally non-Western countries.

Westernization has been reversed in some countries following war or regime change. For example: [[Russia]] in aftermath of the [[Russian Revolution]] in 1917 and [[Iran]] by the [[Iranian Revolution]] in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Priborkin |first1=Emily |title=40 Years Later: Iran after the Islamic Revolution |url=https://www.american.edu/sis/news/20190408-40-years-later-iran-after-the-islamic-revolution.cfm |work=American University |date=8 April 2019 }}</ref>

The main characteristics are economic and political ([[free trade]]) democratisation, combined with the spread of an [[Individualism|individualised culture]]. Often it was regarded as opposite to the worldwide influence of [[communism]]. After the [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|break-up]] of the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] in late 1991 and the end of the [[Cold War]], many of its component states and allies nevertheless underwent Westernization, including [[privatization]] of hitherto state-controlled industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Consequences of the Collapse of the Soviet Union |url=https://online.norwich.edu/online/about/resource-library/consequences-collapse-soviet-union |work=Norwich University }}</ref>

With debates still going on, the question of whether globalization can be characterized as Westernization can be seen in various aspects. Globalization is happening in various aspects, ranging from economics, politics, and even food or culture. Westernization, to some schools, is seen as a form of globalization that leads the world to be similar to Western powers. Being globalized means taking positive aspects of the world, but globalization also brings the debate about being Westernized. Democracy, fast food, and American pop culture can all be examples that are considered as Westernization of the world.

According to the "Theory of the Globe scrambled by Social network: a new Sphere of Influence 2.0", published by Jura Gentium ([[University of Florence]]), the increasing role of Westernization is characterized by [[social media]]. The comparison with Eastern societies, who decided to ban American social media platforms (such as Iran and China with Facebook and Twitter), marks a political desire to avoid the Westernization process of their own populations and ways to communicate.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Peccia |first1=Tiziano |date=2014 |title=The Theory of the Globe Scrambled by Social Networks |url=https://www.juragentium.org/topics/wlgo/en/peccia.htm |website=Jura Gentium }}</ref>