A philosophical or anthropological view treating entities as divisible and composed of separable parts rather than unified wholes.
From 'dividual' plus '-ism' (a suffix for belief systems), creating a philosophical stance. This term emerged in academic philosophy and anthropology to contrast with individualism and holism.
In modern anthropology, 'dividualism' flips Western assumptions about identity—some Pacific cultures view persons as made up of detachable relationships and exchanges rather than bounded individuals, which dividualism describes perfectly.
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