communalism
noun
com·mu·nal·ism
kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌli-zəm 
1
: social organization on a communal basis
2
: loyalty to a sociopolitical grouping based on religious or ethnic affiliation
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This is a fascinating lens on the two faces of modern American individualism, as is the characterization of another recent shift back to a different, darker brand of communalism than that of the mid 20th century.
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Susan Harmeling, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
This pattern remains basically unchanged, though more and more young women and men reject such communalism as outmoded today, and refuse to participate.
—Dennis Zhou, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
Bulatov’s and Kabakov’s inversions of such themes evoked a somber and meditative mood that emphasized the persistence of loneliness against the backdrop of compulsory communalism.
—Jennifer Wilson, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
The country was characterized by a similar blend of individualism and communalism at its founding and in its early decades, when Tocqueville in the 1830s credited the blending of the two with America’s success in creating the world’s first mass democracy.
—Win McCormack, The New Republic, 17 Sep. 2020
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Susan Harmeling, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
This pattern remains basically unchanged, though more and more young women and men reject such communalism as outmoded today, and refuse to participate.
—Dennis Zhou, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
Bulatov’s and Kabakov’s inversions of such themes evoked a somber and meditative mood that emphasized the persistence of loneliness against the backdrop of compulsory communalism.
—Jennifer Wilson, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
The country was characterized by a similar blend of individualism and communalism at its founding and in its early decades, when Tocqueville in the 1830s credited the blending of the two with America’s success in creating the world’s first mass democracy.
—Win McCormack, The New Republic, 17 Sep. 2020
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“Communalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communalism. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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