![]() ![]() 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 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). Today, the "West" has generally been divided into three categories: the core area, the marginal area, and the area of Western influence. Historically in sociological perspectives, Asia (excluding Siberia) was regarded as the East, and Europe was regarded as the West. 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. In sociology, the East–West dichotomy is the perceived difference between the Eastern and the Western worlds. ![]() ![]() A meeting of Japan, China, and the West ( Shiba Kōkan, late 18th century) ![]()
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