BarbChamberlain@serenebabe I read your post this morning, then saw this article on stratification economics and identity and there it was in a quote from the lead researcher, no less, referring to "tribes" as a synonym for group identity beyond the indigenous. https://today.duke.edu/2022/07/how-group-identities-fuel-inequality #Identity #StratificationEconomics #economics #GroupIdentity #sociology #psychology
How Group Identities Fuel Inequality
How we relate to social groups, members of our own and others, influences how inequality arises and persists. That’s according to a Duke professor and pioneer in stratification economics, which combines sociology, social psychology, history, and economics to deepen understanding of persistent racial and ethnic disparities. "For the stratification economist, the world consists of self-seeking 'tribes' engaged in a persistent dance of negotiation and conflict, which can lead to dehumanization and repression of subordinated communities,” said William A.