tribalism
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- noun
- /ˈtraɪbəlɪzəm/
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tribalismo
- One simple, evolutionary explanation for our innate tendency toward tribalism is safety in numbers.
- nationalism and tribalism
- tribalism and ethnocentrism
- racism and tribalism
We like sports and like the passionate, like the tribalism behind that.
- We like sports and like the passionate, like the tribalism behind that.
- I think deep down within our DNA, our tribalism will forever prevent that from happening.
- And what this leads to is, you know, this kind of extreme tribalism and it leads to scapegoating.
- I try not to use words that trigger people's tribalism.
- And we need, we need a political dialogue that eventually transcends our, our tribalism.
- First off, I do think there's like a weird tribalism between TV and YouTube that I don't fully understand.
- Well, they will be aired, but what's happened is that because of tribalism, the vast majority of gay men are going to shut up.
- Even the power of faith, which frequently inspires great generosity and self sacrifice, can fall victim to tribalism.
- Intermarriage helps fight tribalism, destructive kind of tribalism.
- It took us decades to get back to tribalism where we were hundreds of years ago.
- It's it's, it's the worst kind of tribalism in a way.
Examples
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This in a country that was riven by political rivalries, tribalism and civil war for two decades.
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Today, the embodiment of Arab culture and tribalism within Islam impacts everything from family relations to governance to conflict.
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My point is that tribalism happens with or without religion.
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What do you make of all the tribalism around diet?
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The history of tribalism in Iraq is well known.
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And what this leads to is, you know, this kind of extreme tribalism and it leads to scapegoating.
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As Africans, we already have many problems: wars, poverty, tribalism, racism, dictatorship.
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In some societies, political leaders must use repression to stymie the centrifugal force inherent in tribalism.
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In many cultures, tribalism is evident in the strong loyalty that individuals feel towards their social group.
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The increasing tribalism in society can create divisions that hinder cooperation between different groups.
Synonyms
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A belief that the group's needs come before individual needs
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An idea that people put their ethnic or religious group before the whole society
Strong loyalty and ties to a large family group
A habit of staying close to a small group and avoiding outsiders
How Tribal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tribalism comes from tribe meaning 'group' and the endings -al and -ism, where -ism means 'a way of thinking' or 'a system'. So tribalism is the strong loyalty and shared way of life that people have within a tribe or social group.