tribalisation

Thân thiện

The process of tribalisation strengthened the community's shared identity.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of making something tribal: The process of causing a group, organization, or society to adopt the characteristics, structure, or identity of a tribe. 2. Unification on a tribal basis: The act of bringing people together or organizing them based on tribal affiliations, loyalties, or identities.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The tribalisation of political parties along ethnic lines deepened societal divisions.
  • Anthropologists studied the tribalisation of the urban youth subculture, noting its new codes and hierarchies.
  • The policy was criticized for encouraging the tribalisation of national institutions.

Advanced Usage

• "Forces of tribalisation": Refers to social or political dynamics that promote division into distinct, often competing, tribal groups.
  • The weakening of central authority strengthened the forces of tribalisation in the region.
• "Process of tribalisation": Highlights the ongoing and evolving nature of this social phenomenon.
  • The process of tribalisation in online communities can happen very quickly.

Variants and Related Words

• Tribalise (verb, chiefly British English): To make tribal or organize on a tribal basis.
  • Some leaders sought to tribalise the electorate before the election.
• Tribalization (noun, chiefly North American English): An alternative spelling of 'tribalisation'.
• Detribalisation (noun): The act or process of losing or dismantling tribal organization or identity.

Synonyms

• Factionalization: The division of a group into factions.
• Balkanization: The fragmentation of a region or group into smaller, often hostile, units.

Antonyms

• Unification: The process of being united or made into a whole.
• Integration: The process of combining or coordinating separate elements into a unified whole.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis

Từ đồng nghĩa

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