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Cultural Change — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesSociologyCultural Change2 Marks
Question
What do you understand by the term westernisation?
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Answer

Westernisation:The changes brought about in Indian society and culture as a result of over 150 yrs of British rule.
Alternate Answer
Involves adopting of western lifestyles, western ways of thinking, spread of western cultural traits-the imitating of the western external forms of culture.

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