tribalisms
Us-versus-them mentalities
Tribalisms are instances or manifestations of tribal loyalty—the tendency to identify strongly with one's own group while viewing outsiders with suspicion or hostility.
The word usually carries negative connotations, suggesting that such loyalties lead to division: The tribalisms of social media have made civil discourse nearly impossible.
Political commentary frequently invokes the term to describe partisan allegiances that override shared interests.
Division into opposing cliques
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
ethnonationalism · identity politics · in-group · out-group · populism · nativism · division · allegiance
Prejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- denominationalismDevotion to religious subdivisions
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- schismsFormal organizational splits
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
heresy · sects · factions · doctrinal · communalism · Sunni-Shia · interfaith · religious identity
Related family groups
- kinshipState of being related
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ethnic identityBelonging to ancestral group
indigenous · caste · lineage · bloodline · customs · traditions · elders · ancestral
Exclusive social groups
- subculturesGroups with shared alternative identities
- in-groupsExclusive membership circles
- belongingState of fitting in
- exclusivityState of being limited
gatekeeping · groupthink · conformity · loyalty · membership · initiation · hierarchy · status
Insular opinion-reinforcing environments
- filter bubblesAlgorithm-created information isolation
- online communitiesInternet-based social groups
- fandomsCommunities of devoted enthusiasts
- subredditsTopical forums within one site
hashtag activism · cancel culture · pile-ons · stan culture · parasocial · algorithmic · viral · groupthink
factionalism
Division into opposing cliques
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
nationalism · ethnonationalism · identity politics · in-group · out-group · populism · nativism · division · allegiance · bloc
sectarianism
Prejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- denominationalismDevotion to religious subdivisions
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- schismsFormal organizational splits
orthodoxy · heresy · sects · factions · doctrinal · communalism · Sunni-Shia · interfaith · religious identity · zealotry
clans
Related family groups
ethnic identity · indigenous · caste · lineage · bloodline · customs · traditions · elders · ancestral · communal
cliques
Exclusive social groups
- subculturesGroups with shared alternative identities
- in-groupsExclusive membership circles
- belongingState of fitting in
exclusivity · gatekeeping · groupthink · conformity · loyalty · membership · initiation · hierarchy · status · insiders
echo chambers
Insular opinion-reinforcing environments
- filter bubblesAlgorithm-created information isolation
- online communitiesInternet-based social groups
- fandomsCommunities of devoted enthusiasts
subreddits · hashtag activism · cancel culture · pile-ons · stan culture · parasocial · algorithmic · viral · groupthink · trolling
tribalismscosmopolitanism
Belief in shared humanity
universalism · globalism · internationalism · ecumenism · world citizenship
tribalismsindividualism
Doctrine of personal independence
liberalism · meritocracy · civic society · voluntarism · institutionalism
tribalismsinclusivism
Practice of welcoming all
pluralism · tolerance · open-mindedness · multiculturalism · integration
- political tribalismGroup identity overriding reason