East–West dichotomy

This article is about the sociological concept. For the isogloss of Slavic grammatical aspect, see East–West theory.
East–West dichotomy
A map of the "Western world" based-on Samuel P. Huntington's 1996 Clash of Civilizations. In turquoise are the Orthodox World and Latin America, which are either a part of the West or distinct civilizations intimately related to the West.
Regions generally considered to be the East or the Orient when referring from Europe are constituents of the Muslim world (Greater Middle East), and the Eastern world (Far East and Indian subcontinent)

In sociology, the East–West dichotomy is the perceived difference between the Eastern and the Western worlds. Cultural and religious rather than geographical in division, the boundaries of East and West are not fixed, but vary according to the criteria adopted by individuals using the term.

Used in discussing such studies as management, economics, international relations, and linguistics, the concept is criticized for overlooking regional hybridity.

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