ATRIBE :- is viewed, historically or developmentally, as a social groupexisting before the development of, or outside of, states. Many people used the term tribal society to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of social, especially familial, descent groups (see clanand kinship). A customary tribe in these terms is a face-to-face community, relatively bound by kinship relations, reciprocal exchange, and strong ties to place. Tribe is a contested term due to its roots in colonialism. The word has no shared referent, whether in political form, kinship relations, or shared culture. Some argue that it conveys a negative connotation of a timeless unchanging past. To avoid these implications, some have chosen to use the terms ethnic group, or nationinstead. In some places, such as North Americaand India, tribes are politiesthat have been granted legal recognition and limited autonomy by the state.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 02:29:16 +0000