This document discusses social disorganization, including its definition, characteristics, forms, causes, and ways to remove it. Social disorganization occurs when members of a society no longer adhere to its norms and values, resulting in conflict and instability. It can take personal, family, community, or international forms. Causes include cultural lag, conflicting attitudes, social crises, and psychological and cultural factors. Ways to reduce social disorganization involve developing new social roles and values, reforming education, minimizing conflicts, and addressing issues like poverty, employment, and economic disparities.

1. COLLEGE OF NURSING
MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE
CHENNAI-03
Social disorganization
By
EDWIN JOSE.L
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2. Learning objectives….
 Social disorganization
 Characteristics of Social disorganization
 Forms of Social disorganization
 Causes of Social disorganization
 Ways to remove Social disorganization
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3. INTRODUCTION
 When all members of society adhere to the society's norms, mores, values, rules, and
regulations, the society is called organised, ensuring the welfare and well-being of all
members.
 When the society cannot sustain such laws and norms owing to various causes, it produces
a state of disorder and instability in the society, which negatively influences the social
system's smooth operation.
 All members of an organised community who obey the laws and standards are
distinguished by sincerity, obedience, and loyalty.
 There are times when people's minds have been programmed to violate or reject such
established standards or conventions.
 As a result, social disorder, misbehaviour, and pathologies emerge.
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4. DEFINITION-Social disorganization
 “Social disorganization is the process by which the relationships between
members of a group are broken or dissolved”
-Elliott and Merrill
 “Social disorganization is a disturbance in the patterns and mechanisms of
human relations.”
-R. E. L. Faris
 “Social disorganization is a decrease of the influence of existing social rules
of behaviour upon individual members of the group.”
-Thomas and Znaniecki
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5. CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION
 Conflict of Mores and of Institutions
 Transfer of Functions from one Group to Another
 Individuation
 Change in the Role and Status of the Individuals
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6. FORMS OF SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION
1. Personal disorganization
2. Family disorganization
3. Community disorganization
4. International disorganization
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7. Causes of social disorganization
Elliott and Merrill have described the four main causes for the
disorganization
1.The social process under the three main heads:
1.Cultural
2.Political and
3.Economic
2.Cultural lag
3.Conflicting attitudes and values
4.Social crisis
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8. Causes…..
According to G.R.Madan….
1. Psychological factors of social disorganization:
1.Communication
2.Conflict
3.Competition
4.Accommodation and
5.Assimilation
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9. 2. Cultural factor
 The maladjustment in existing institutions
 Cultural lag
 Cultural conflict
3. Physical or Geographical factors
4. The Biological factor
5. The Ecological factor
6. Individual disorganization leading to social disorganization
7. The social problem leading to social disorganization
8. Degeneration of values
9. Lack of proper planning leading to social disorganization
10. Disintegration and confusion of roles
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10. CAUSES OF PRESENT DAY SOCIAL DISORGANISATION
 Casteism and
Untouchability
 Religious Differences
 Marital malpractices
 Communalism
 Language Parochialism
 Regionalism.
 Lack of Integral Education
 Urbanization
 Industrialization
 Crime and Juvenile
Delinquency
 Poverty and unemployment
 Epidemics
 Wars with China and
Pakistan
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11. Ways and means to remove Social disorganization
 Clear cut definition of social status and roles
 Development of new social values and attitudes
 Collective efforts to end social evils
 Check on population
 Reforms of educational system
 Minimize the religious , linguistic and group conflicts
 Regulated and planned industrialization
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12. Cont…..
Development of agriculture
Elimination of casteism and untouchability
End of employment and poverty
Ending of economic disparities
Eliminate the danger of war
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