groupism

noun

group·​ism

ˈgrüˌpizəm

plural -s

: the tendency to think and act as members of a group : the tendency to conform to the cultural pattern of a group at the expense of individualism and cultural diversity

groupism … rests not on obvious group emergencies but on the vague disquietude of lonely individuals

—David Riesman

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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