On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Ingrid <[email protected]> wrote:
>> So how do you build a tribe? <snip> >> * Story telling. Shared histories and historical narratives. >> * Rites of passage. Rituals of membership. Membership is earned >> not given due to the geographic location of birth or residence. >> * Obligations. Rules of conduct and honor. The ultimate penalty >> being expulsion. >> * Egalitarian and often leaderless organization. Sharing is prized. >> * Multi-skilled. Segmental organization (lots of redundancy among >> parts). >> * Two-way loyalty. The tribe protects the members and the members >> protect the tribe. If this isn't implemented, you don't have a tribe, >> you have a Kiwanis club. > > > > a shared threat, or threat perception, helps. Modes of inclusion/exclusion (these are often the same thing in that a mode of inclusion is usually also a mode of exclusion). The canonical example is language - shared jargon, whether Klingon or Forth, is a powerful bonding force as well as a means of keeping out the riffraff. Udhay (whose word of the day is 'swarf') -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
