East–West dichotomy
CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL DIVIDE
East West dichotomy; Cultural hemisphere; East-West dichotomy; East-west dichotomy; East–West relations; East-West relations; East vs. West
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.