tribalisation
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.
Noun
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the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis
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