SMC1b-3: Sociogroups
& NeoTribalism
Sociological Implications of Postmodern Lifestyles
This workshop will discuss the basis on which identity with a social group is made and elements of sociogroup identity. Postmodern neotribalism will also be discussed, defined and compared to anthropological tribes. The new societal links prevalent today and the invisible and visible neotribal DNA charasteristics will be highlighted. The workshop will end with a helpful neotribe case study with missional applications.
Workshop Objectives
What you will learn in this workshop
1. About the social categories that form the basis for sociogroup identity.
2. Learn about the ways in which people identify with an in-group and about the narrowing of shared groups.
3. Understand what has replaced religion and the family as the social glue of society.
4. Gain skills from the case study discussion to apply missional activites in your community.
Workshop Outline
1. Definig Sociogroup Identity and Lifestyle Cultures
2. NeoTribalism of Postmodern Cultures
3. Postmodern NeoTribalism
4. Consumption and Neotribal Identity
5. Deciphering the NeoTribal DNA
6. Case Study