Summary Of Ritual And Traditions Berreby

In Berreby’s, “Rituals and Traditions: It Takes a Tribe,” he discusses how we unconsciously put ourselves into tribes. More specifically, how we group and stereotype ourselves and others in a college setting. First, he puts emphasis on the us vs them on college campuses. Berreby states, “People need to belong, to feel a part of ‘us.’ Yet a sense of ‘us’ brings a sense of ‘them’” (2004, p. 2). He demonstrates how we, as humans, will give a lot to be a part of a certain group, but will harm or dehumanize the groups different than us. We form this sort of hierarchy between our social or academic groups. Secondly, Berreby claims that we are accidently placed into these groups. He demonstrates this by telling us that this process begins as soon