Tribe
Tribe is a term used in many different contexts to denote a group of people with a shared identity. In anthropology, it is often used to refer to a social group that shares a common culture or territory. In biology, it is a taxonomic rank below family and above genus. In politics, it can refer to a group of people with shared political views or affiliations.
Anthropology[edit | edit source]
In anthropology, a tribe is a human social system existing before the emergence of nation-states, and, in some cases, continuing to exist independent of the state structure. Historically, tribal societies consisted only of a relatively small, local population. The internal social structure of a tribe can vary greatly from case to case, but, due to the small size of tribal societies, it is always a relatively simple one, with few (if any) significant social distinctions between individuals.
Biology[edit | edit source]
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank above genus and below family. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes. In zoology, some examples include the tribes Caprini (goat-antelopes), Hominini (hominins), Bombini (bumblebees), and Thunnini (tunas). In botany, examples include the tribes Acalypheae and Hyacintheae. The tribe is part of the system of hierarchical rank in taxonomy.
Politics[edit | edit source]
In politics, a tribe is a group of people who possess a shared identity based on factors such as common ancestry, history, society, culture or nation. In this context, tribes are usually associated with tribalism, a state of being organized in, or advocating for, tribal societies.
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