_______Believed In The Combination Of The Old And New, Of The East And West
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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.
Historically in sociological perspectives, Asia (excluding Siberia) was regarded as the East, and Europe was regarded as the West. Today, the "West" has generally been divided into three categories: the core area, the marginal area, and the area of Western influence. The core area consists of Australasia (Australia and New Zealand), Northern America (Canada and the United States), and Western Europe (mainly the United Kingdom and the member states of the European Union and the European Free Trade Association). The marginal area consists of Latin America and the Caribbean, the post-Soviet states, the rest of Europe (mainly the Eastern European countries), and South Africa. The area of Western influence consists of countries which have either adopted or influenced by the Western culture, language, political system, religion, way of life or writing system. Some notable examples include Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Macao, the Malay Archipelago, Mongolia, the Pacific Islands, Singapore, most of the sub-Saharan African countries, and Vietnam. Occasionally, even the likes of South Korea, Taiwan, and most of the Middle East and North African countries have been included in the area of Western influence.[1]
Used in discussing such studies as management, economics, international relations, and linguistics, the concept is criticized for overlooking regional hybridity.