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westernization  

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  • Westernization refers to the spread of the culture of Western Europe to other parts of the world, such as (but not limited to) Africa. Westernization is closely associated with Western modernity, as it emerged during the European Enlightenment period. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Westernization]

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