The extent of exposure to any culture's concepts is simply a function of these 2 interacting factors: exposure & perceived superiority. This is almost exclusively a one-way interchange, with few concepts (food is a notable exception) going the other way. This can be seen in the changing role of women in society, which has both good and bad connotations. While status upliftment of the female sex is the need of the hour as well as just, carrying it too far can lead to breakdown of the family, as in the west, where the family is all but dead, with divorce rates pushing 45% or more as per information available to me.

The exposure is also leading to outright negative effects like rampant body exposure by both the sexes, pre- and extra-marital sex, treating traditionalism with disdain and condescension, inordinate regard to English fluency, lack of knowledge of inherited culture and quite simply aping the west. The impression in the minds of some people, for ex, that females look more fetching in western dresses is nothing but mindless west-copying. The female form looks far more alluring in a sari, for example. These are all examples of aping the west. I not not raising the issue of tobacco and drink here since the link between western values and these two is tenuous at best. Another example is music; nothing wrong with listening to rock or jazz. But if you regard eastern music as trash - then you have a classic case of mindless aping.