tribalisation
Dividing into clans
Tribalisation is the process of dividing into tribes or tribal-like groups, often with strong in-group loyalty and out-group hostility.
The term usually describes social or political fragmentation: the tribalisation of American politics, social media accelerates tribalisation.
It suggests people retreating into identity-based factions rather than engaging across differences.
Also spelled tribalization.
Breaking into smaller pieces
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- balkanizationDivision into hostile units
- segregationForced separation by group
splintering · schism · disunity · sectarianism · partisanship · rift · cleavage · separatism
Devotion to one's country
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- ethnonationalismPolitics privileging ethnic identity
groupthink · demagoguery · faction · bloc · movement · mobilization · loyalty · radicalization
State of fitting in
- kinshipState of being related
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
ethnicity · roots · clan · bloodline · genealogy · descent · forebears · legacy
Belief linking clans to symbols
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
chieftain · elders · initiation · rites · communalism · hierarchy · patriarchy · matriarchy
Hatred of outsiders
- otheringViewing as fundamentally different
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
intolerance · racism · bias · scapegoating · dehumanization · supremacism · ethnocentrism · hostility
fragmentation
Breaking into smaller pieces
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- balkanizationDivision into hostile units
segregation · splintering · schism · disunity · sectarianism · partisanship · rift · cleavage · separatism · insularity
nationalism
Devotion to one's country
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
ethnonationalism · groupthink · demagoguery · faction · bloc · movement · mobilization · loyalty · radicalization · extremism
belonging
State of fitting in
lineage · ethnicity · roots · clan · bloodline · genealogy · descent · forebears · legacy · birthright
totemism
Belief linking clans to symbols
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
traditions · chieftain · elders · initiation · rites · communalism · hierarchy · patriarchy · matriarchy · band
xenophobia
Hatred of outsiders
- otheringViewing as fundamentally different
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
discrimination · intolerance · racism · bias · scapegoating · dehumanization · supremacism · ethnocentrism · hostility · prejudice
tribalisationunification
Merging into one entity
integration · consolidation · unity · cohesion · amalgamation
tribalisationuniversalism
Doctrine of total reconciliation
cosmopolitanism · globalism · internationalism · inclusivism · open society
tribalisationassimilation
Absorbing into a whole
acculturation · modernisation · westernisation · secularisation