detribalisation
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Detribalisation often occurs when younger generations move to cities for work.
Definition
Noun: 1. The decline or termination of tribal organization: The process or state in which the traditional social, political, and cultural structures of a tribe weaken or disappear. 2. The act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living: A deliberate policy or social process aimed at assimilating tribal communities into a dominant, often urban, society, leading to the loss of their traditional identity and practices.
Usage Examples
- The rapid detribalisation of the region was accelerated by government policies promoting resettlement in cities.
- Anthropologists studied the effects of detribalisation on the community's language and spiritual beliefs.
- The museum exhibit documented the forced detribalisation of indigenous peoples during the colonial period.
Advanced Usage
- As a sociological concept: "Detribalisation" is often discussed in academic contexts concerning modernization, globalization, and cultural assimilation. It implies a loss of collective identity rooted in kinship and traditional governance.
- Contrast with 'integration' or 'urbanization': While "urbanization" is a demographic shift and "integration" can be neutral or positive, "detribalisation" specifically highlights the disruptive loss of a distinct tribal culture and social system.
Variants and Related Words
- Detribalization (noun): The standard American English spelling of the word. (Example: )
- Detribalise (verb, chiefly British): To cause detribalisation. (Example: )
- Detribalize (verb, chiefly American): To cause detribalization.
Synonyms
- Assimilation (in the specific context of cultural absorption)
- Acculturation (often implying a more mutual influence, but can describe this process from the tribal perspective)
- Deculturation (emphasis on the loss of the original culture)
Antonyms
- Retribalisation/Retribalization: A resurgence or return to tribal identity and organization.
- Preservation (of tribal culture/customs)
- Autonomy (tribal)
Detribalisation often occurs when younger generations move to cities for work.
Noun
- the decline or termination of tribal organization
- the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living