Social order is a collaborative effort by institutions, individuals, and groups to protect society from falling apart. It is the ability to resist and regulate change whenever the opportunity arises. These changes don’t happen overnight. It’s a long process that includes interventions from forces who are satisfied with the status quo, mainly the powerful, against others who oppose this idea.
The current society is almost unrecognizable from the previous one. The political, social, cultural, and institutional norms have been upgraded, and even the hierarchies and social structures have been revised. This construct is part of every sphere of society, including the legal, political, religious, customary, and economic system. Let’s discuss how important social order is to protect the world from ending.
Is The Stability Of Modern Society Dependent On Social Order?
Many forces are working and anticipating the collapse of modern society. Sociologists, economists, and political scientists have extensively researched potential scenarios that can lead humanity to downfall, also seen globally in different third-world countries. Aritra Jana also discusses the possible causes and their consequences in her dystopian fiction “The Destruction of Time.” It is a story set in dystopian America that highlights the rising inflationary crisis and the decadent corporatist system run by power-hungry industrialists, a future that almost every ordinary person fears. Although these risk factors are not predetermined and can be mitigated with the help of people and governance, here are some potential causes of the social downfall:
Economic Downturn
Economic systems determine how country resources should be allocated and distributed. From creating jobs to food, employment, and even healthcare systems, all depend on the state economy to run smoothly. Suppose a significant economic depression hits a country. In that case, it can lead to widespread disruption of social order through poverty, unemployment, and breakdown of law and order situation.
Environmental Crisis
Major environmental disasters can lead to scarcity of food. The severe drought, famine, epidemics, and water shortage will increase resource competition. That can lead to all types of internal and external conflicts within a country.
Civil War or a Political Uproar
Political systems determine how power is distributed and exercised within a society. The government is responsible for implementing and maintaining the social order within the country. They are also the ones monitoring all the legal systems. If they lose control and start competing for resources with their population, it can lead to the downfall of a nation.
The Importance Of Social Order In A Society
It is a precarious characteristic of a society that depends on current scenarios, conflicts, resources, and power for implementation. Our society is divided into fragments that compete with each other for economic and social hierarchy. Social order regulates how these fragments use their power for social, political, and financial gain.
It is important to maintain connections among people, ensuring that they remain an active part of society—an essential element to build a community with morals, values, and harmony. Aritra Jana skillfully portrays what lack of social cohesion does to society in her new novel, “The Destruction of Time,” —a thought-provoking narrative on the end of the world in the contemporary genre.
