[3][4][11][12] Examples of non-American culture affecting the West include world music and the popularization of non-American television (Latin American telenovelas, Japanese anime, Indian Bollywood), religion (Islam, Buddhism), food, and clothing in the West, though in most cases insignificant in comparison to the Western influence in other countries.
[8] The Arab's World was found to be uncomfortable with the former as many of them perceived it as either a real or potential threat to their political, economic, and cultural independence.
Although there is more to be explored on the dynamics of indigenization, examples such as Indonesianization in Irian Jaya and Indianization in Sri Lanka show the possibility of alternatives to Americanization.
[19] Generally homogenization is viewed negatively, as it leads to the "reduction in cultural diversity.
"[20] Teaching universal values such as rationality by mass schooling is a part of the positive benefits that can be generated from homogenization.