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Causes and Effects of Changes in Pakistani Popular Culture
CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN PAKISTANI POPULAR CULTUREHistory of PakistanGroup Members:Iram Khan (13-0684)Misha Zia (13-0865)Samra Tariq (13-0781)Sajaa Manzoor (13-0711)Section – C[pic 2][pic 3][pic 4]TABLE OF CONTENTSABSTRACT        2INTRODUCTION        3QUESTIONS TO BE DISCUSSED        3IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTANI CULTURE        4DIFFERENCES IN NATIONAL AND POPULAR CULTURE        5NATIONAL CULTURE        5LANGUAGE AND DRESS        5MUSIC, LITERATURE, MEDIA AND CELEBRATIONS        5WEDDINGS, FAMILY AND CUSTOMS        6POPULAR CULTURE        7LANGUAGE AND DRESS        7MUSIC, LITERATURE, MEDIA AND CELEBRATIONS        8WEDDINGS, FAMILY AND CUSTOMS        8CHANGES IN PAKISTANI POPULAR CULTURE        9CHANGE IN VALUES        13CHANGE IN ROLE OF FEMALES        14CONSPIRACIES AGAINST OUR CULTURE        17CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS        18STATE EFFORTS        20CONCLUSION        21RECOMMENDATIONS        22BIBLIOGRAPHY        23ABSTRACTWith the increase in globalization and the westernization of the Pakistani society, the culture seems to be shifting and taking on a more westernized form. The growing influence of the outer world has had an impact on all aspects of the Pakistani culture including the values, language, clothing, festivities, role of females, food etc. and has resulted in the dilution of the culture and thus a change in our popular culture along with the loss of many important aspects of the culture. The purpose of this paper is to probe into why culture is important for Pakistan, the causes and effects of these cultural changes and any conspiracies against the Pakistani culture. Research into this issue has revealed that the main causes of change in the culture are due to globalization, technological inventions, the media, immigrations etc. and the effects of these changes in our culture have led to a few positive developments whereas given birth to many evils in our society. The paper also discusses the various steps that the government has taken to combat these outer influences and preserve the Pakistani culture.