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Definition of Detribalization
1. Noun. The act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living.
Generic synonyms: Social Control
Derivative terms: Detribalise, Detribalize
2. Noun. The decline or termination of tribal organization.
Definition of Detribalization
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Detribalization
Literary usage of Detribalization
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Diprotodon to detribalization. Studies of Change among Australian Aborigines.
Arnold R. Pilling and Richard A. Waterman, Eds. Michigan State University ..."
2. The Economic Review by Christian Social Union (Great Britain), Oxford University Branch (1903)
"Such differences as do exist are due, not so much to racial variation, as to the
amount of detribalization which has taken place. In some cases, the natives ..."
3. Studies in the Politics of Aristotle and the Republic of Plato by Isaac Althaus Loos (1899)
"In Spanish America, therefore, no extensive exploitation or rapid detribalization
of natives took place. The economic dependence of the Spaniards upon the ..."
4. Urbanisation: South Africa's Challenge by Derik Gelderblom, Pieter Kok (1994)
"Urbanization, detribalization and stabilization in Southern Africa: a problem of
definition and measurement. International African Institute. Paris: UNESCO. ..."
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