noun. The state or quality of being cliquish; inclination or tendency to form cliques. Also cliqueishness.

noun. the state of being cliquish

noun. tendency to associate with only a select group

"The "cliquishness" is part of society in different ways, but much of it, with respect to the high tech industries, is based on who you know from your army service, as well as on who your father knows from his army service."

snobbery  snobbishness  snobbism