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detribalization

detribalization

9.9
When tribe members lose their traditional customs and social life and adopt another society's ways
  • noun
  • /dɪˌtraɪbəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : detribalización
  • The detribalization of indigenous people has led to a loss of their traditional customs and identity.

Examples

  • For better or for worse (for there is no way of proving this move has brought man any happiness), the detribalization of intellectual life accelerated and catapulted certain societies toward systematic development in every field.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The second step in becoming a gnostic intermediary is detribalization, a stepping out of the limiting and distorting belief systems of one's tribe, freeing ourselves from the largest cult of all: culture.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Many feel that detribalization has negative effects on social cohesion within communities.

  • The process of detribalization often results in individuals adopting new cultural practices.

Synonyms

acculturation
vsdetribalization
  • Specialized
2 8.2

Adopting the customs and daily life of another culture

centers on loss of traditional community structures and political arrangements
deracination
vsdetribalization
  • Formal
1 9.9

Removal of people or communities from their original home

focuses on losing traditional community structures and customs rather than simple displacement
delocalization
vsdetribalization
  • Specialized
8.5

A loss of local identity and traditions in a community

emphasizes breakdown of traditional community structures and adoption of outside social systems
deterritorialization
vsdetribalization
  • Specialized
9.9

A process in which something loses its strong link to a particular place or culture

focuses on losing traditional social and political structures rather than only place connections

Antonyms

tribalization
8.1

People form small groups and feel strong loyalty to each other

How Detribalized

detribalization
  • Specialized
9.9
assimilation
19 5.7
acculturation
  • Specialized
2 8.2
Indianness
  • US
8.3

Surface Forms

detribalization singular
detribalizations plural

Morphology

detribalization = detribalize (transparent) = de + tribe + al + ize + ation

This is a standard noun formation meaning the process or result of detribalizing.

Etymology

Detribalization breaks into parts: de- meaning 'remove', tribe meaning 'a group of people with the same customs', and -ization meaning 'the process of'. So detribalization is the process of removing tribal ways or causing people to lose their tribe's customs.