Social crisis explained

A social crisis (or alternately a societal crisis) is a crisis in which the basic structure of a society experiences some drastic interruption or decline.

Overview

A social crisis can be sudden and immediate, or it can be some gross societal inequity which might take decades to develop, or it could be a wide range of scenarios or situations which fall somewhere between those conceptual modes. This can include

• a political crisis such as a coup d'etat, or mass civil disorder, due to political and/or social disorder, due to military conflict, or mass protests, or dysfunction within any part of or the central body of government.
• an economic crisis which can range from or include a possible financial crisis, currency crisis, or any economic shock, or any breakdown or major dysfunctions within the economic system,
• or a major upheaval due to a natural disaster, which can include severe weather, or epidemics, or drought, or famine, or other events related to the natural world.

A social crisis can consist of one, some, or all of these factors, in any combination.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

See also

• Civil disorder
• Financial crisis
• Societal collapse

Notes and References

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2. Movements, Societal Crisis, and Organizational Theory . 10.1111/joms.12624 . 2020 . King . Brayden G. . Carberry . Edward J. . Journal of Management Studies . 57 . 8 . 1741–1745 .
3. 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30084-0 . COVID-19, school closures, and child poverty: A social crisis in the making . The Lancet Public Health . May 2020 . 5 . 5 . e243–e244 . Van Lancker . Wim . Parolin . Zachary . 32275858 . 7141480 .
4. Information Inequality: The Deepening Social Crisis in America: Herbert I. Schiller, New York: Routledge, 1996. 149 pp. ISBN 0-415-90765-9. $16.99 . 10.1016/j.jgi.2003.12.011 . Journal of Government Information . January 2004 . 30 . 1 . 120–123 . Gullett . Matt .
5. Economic crisis, structural adjustment and social crisis in Nigeria . 10.1016/0305-750X(93)90142-V . 1993 . Ihonvbere . Julius O. . World Development . 21 . 141–153 .
6. https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/rwss/docs/2011/overview.pdf THE GLOBAL SOCIAL CRISIS: Report on the World Social Situation 2011
7. https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/05/01/lebanon-sinking-into-one-of-the-most-severe-global-crises-episodes Lebanon Sinking into One of the Most Severe Global Crises Episodes, amidst Deliberate Inaction