Talk:Urban tribe

I was looking at the entry for Urban tribe which includes the following statement: Urban Tribes are the groups of never-married's between the ages of 25 and 39 who gather in common-interest groups and enjoy the urban lifestyle.

My inclination is to remove the "rapidly growing" assertion. Even if Urban Tribes are or recently have been rapidly growing (probably subject to debate anyway), such a trend would have to be quite ephemeral. As such, I wonder if it is appropriate for an encyclopedia article. I'm curious how others feel about this. Bill 10:40 20 Jul 2003 (UTC)


 * Maybe it means that the groups grow rapidly, not the trend. :-) Seriously, I agree that it's not a good idea to have that kind of assertion in there. -- ESP 00:15 21 Jul 2003 (UTC)


 * Rather than deleting the "rapidly growing" claim, it would be interesting to know who claimed that the trend is growing, and when. AxelBoldt 17:57 21 Jul 2003 (UTC)


 * The author of the externally linked article makes this claim. I felt that urban tribes are missing as a wikipedia node and quickly inserted this definition. Maybe I should have quoted the article more properly. Apologies. jsilence

The Term's Origin
There has been a misunderstanding here. The term "urban tribe" was originally coined by french sociologist Michel Maffesoli. It's first widespread use came from his book Le Temps des tribus (1988). Seven years later it was translated to english.

So, Ethan's article was published 13 later than Maffesoli's book. Musicaindustrial 20:40, 7 October 2007 (UTC)