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tribal identities  

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  • Tribal identities are a type of collective identity that has been dominant in traditional societies and that persists in new forms in the global age. Tribal identities describe either individual membership in a particular type of social organization (i.e., the tribe) or the peculiarities of such groupings. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Tribal Identities]

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