MR PERFECT
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nice!
well...the bottom line is: western or more specifically, american media, influence not only pakistani culture, but every other third world culture as well.
how do they do this? through technological advancement in communications. they are looked upon as the standard by most other countries, because they have the means to communicate quick and easy. and they use these means (tv, internet, radio, newspapers etc. - all which are easily accessed by third world countries) to impose their views and beleifs (directly or indirectly).
i'll explain more in my next post
MR PERFECT
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cultural change in marriage patterns:
thanks to the indian media (which in turn is HEAVILY influenced by the west), pakistan is witnessing a significant shift from tradiional views on marriage (arranged marriage) to a more liberal view on it. now more and more love marriages take place, and its seen as 'modern.'
cultural change in costumes:
thanks (again) to indian media, through which, men and woman are seen wearing western outfits, you see less and less traditional clothing such as salvaar kameeze, and sari's in pakistan (and india). because americans wear tighter outfits, and more revealing outfits, indians have followed suit, and pakistan in turn is also being affected. also....you'll notice fashion designers now design salvaars to mimmick pants, and kurta's to mimmick shirts. so even tho the dress is meant to be tradional - they're inspired by western clothes.
cultural change in belief system:
i don't think this has changed too much. religion has remained in tact in pakistan. obviously there are certain groups that are calling for change and they want to modernize, but the majority of pakistani's follow the same belief system they did back in the day.
same with the other two. not too much change in housing/dwelling (maybe more modern areas like defense are beginning to emerge, but other than that....not too much change there) and same with kinship.
overall....pakistan is making a shift towards a culture based on consumption: this means that your status in society is based primarily on how much you spend, and what you spend it on. and most people are spending their $$$ on western-inspired items bcecause this is widely accepted as 'modernizing.'
hope that helps sal fan. if i was unclear, or if u can't use any of this....sorry. lol.
i have some articles and sites which prove what i said. you might find them useful? if u need 'em, say the word...
Smooth_daddy
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Strong and powerful nation's culture dominates the rest. People think its their life style that makes 'em powerful. To a little extent, yes, but largely its their hard work that makes em powers. Media's just a tool / mouthpiece. It harps for what it gets paid for.
BTW, in paki culture, is there anything original left in it? Mostly, its borrowed, influenced with some foreign element. They just do it bcuz someone else's doing it.
