detribalise

/di:'traibəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (detribalise) /di:'traibəlaiz/

Thân thiện

The government's policy aimed to detribalise the remote community.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To cause members of a tribe or tribal community to lose their distinct cultural identity, social structure, and traditional ways of life, often as a result of external forces like modernization, government policy, or assimilation programs.

Usage

• The verb "detribalise" describes a process, often intentional or systemic, that results in the erosion of tribal cohesion and culture.
• It is typically used in sociological, anthropological, and historical contexts.
• It is a transitive verb and requires a direct object (e.g., , ).

Examples

• Verb:
  • The colonial policy aimed to detribalise the indigenous population by forbidding traditional languages and ceremonies.
  • Rapid urbanization and industrial employment can detribalise migrant workers, separating them from their communal lands and customs.
  • Critics argued that the new national education system would detribalise the youth, making them forget their ancestral heritage.

Advanced Usage

• "Detribalising forces": Refers to the social, economic, or political pressures that lead to the loss of tribal identity.
  • Globalization is often seen as one of the major detribalising forces in the modern world.
• "Detribalised individual": Describes a person who has undergone this process and is no longer integrated into their traditional tribal structure.
  • As a detribalised individual in the city, he felt disconnected from both his roots and his new environment.

Variants and Related Words

• Detribalize (verb): The preferred spelling in American English.
• Detribalisation (noun, British spelling): The process or result of being detribalised.
  • The detribalisation of the region was a slow but steady process.
• Detribalization (noun, American spelling): The process or result of being detribalized.
• Tribalise/Tribalize (verb): The opposite action; to make tribal or organize into a tribe.

Synonyms

• Assimilate: To absorb and integrate into a different culture, often causing loss of original identity.
• Acculturate: To adopt or be influenced by the cultural traits of another group.
• Deculturate: To strip of culture (a more general and less common term).

Antonyms

• Tribalise/Tribalize: To cause to become tribal or to organize as a tribe.
• Preserve (culture): To maintain or keep intact a cultural identity.

Học thuật

Verb

1. cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity

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