Social studies..im stumped on these two questions?

Question

How has the tension between traditional lifestyles and Western influences impacted African and Middle Eastern culture? Give specific examples.

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How were protest movements in the decades following World War II handled by various governments, and what social achievements were gained through protest?

Answer 1

Those are two big loaded questions.. especially if you are looking for examples, then give the examples as separate questions and i think that ll be easier to answer...it'll be more specific....this sounds a bit too text-bookish...

there are some concepts that explain a lot of the tension that Western influences are causing to traditional lifestyles...these are very helpful to understand the unbalanced-unfair situation that traditional lifestyles feel themselves in - for example, cultural lag, acculturation, McDonaldization, homogenization, (cultural) globalization. Western culture being the dominant culture everywhere brings its notions of efficiency, convenience, and rationality that speeds up the pace of traditional systems and distorts the growth of a particular society's culture. of course one can say that cultures have been in contact with one another since centuries.. and there isn't much for the idea of an isolated culture. however the speed and intensity of the process has become multifold.

protest movements in Myanmar have led to dictatorship of the army and the govt. overthrown. look at Su Kyi's situation, being in jail for decades! most govts have been repression, resorting to violence to maintain "peace" in society. but this is also be seen as "state terrorism" - in fact a culture of promotion of violence for achievement of peace.. where peace is actually today so vague, so undefined and almost idealistic. social achievements are again something that varies from one protest to another. protests themselves are of very different sort. terrorism is a sort of protest, from a certain perspective...on the other hand, freedom of speech is also a protest. this is very contextual. what are we protesting against is something we need to look at. violence is thought to be something the public seems very vehemently against, especially the middle class, i'd say more so after WW2, but isn't it violence that keeps recurring again and again, increasing in size and shape and diversity...