Provoked by Nautikos
In a tribal society, conformity is the ideal: unity of thought, of purpose. Tribal society is close-knit: everyone is brought up to basically the same standards, the same rules of behavior, the same definitions of right and wrong. Which is not to say all members of the tribe follow these ideals equally or willingly, only that everyone in the tribe has the same basic understanding of what those things are. If someone ignores a social rule, it is probably deliberate. If someone old enough to know... Sign in to see full entry.