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ON THE THRESHOLD of SOCIAL EROSION: THE DYNAMICS of SOCIOLOGICAL and PSYCHOLOGICAL COLLAPSE


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Page No: 155-160
Language: English
Authors: Prof. Dr. Kursat Sahin Yildirimer*
Received: 2025-07-30
Accepted: 2025-07-17
Published Date: 2025-07-20
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Abstract:
Throughout history, societies are not only with large -scale disasters such as wars, natural disasters or economic crises; At the same time, value abrasions, collective consciousness and collective mental fatigue have entered into collapse processes. In the modern age, this collapse has taken a quiet, invisible and progressive form. The loneliness of the individual, the weakening of social ties, the loss of meaning and the widespread psychological disorders are no longer individual problems; It should also be considered as an indicator of a structural and cultural dissolution. Émile Durkheim's concept of “anomi, is still valid in explaining the increasing alienation in today's societies; Viktor Frankl's definition of “meaning gap” also summarizes the existential crisis of the modern individual. This article aims to address how the basic basis of the social structure crashes and how a multi -layered dissolution process works from family to institutions, from values to individual mental health. It is observed that these symptoms of collapse become more visible and intense in societies that experience rapid social change processes such as Türkiye. In the study, both structural (macro) institutional dissolution, value erosion and social insecurity; As well as individual (micro) burnout, digital loneliness and psychological fragility indicators will be examined. The social collapse shaped by concepts such as anomy, alienation and depreciation in the historical process reveals itself with structural indicators such as insecurity in institutions, deterioration of family structure and dysfunctional of collective values. Parallel to this process, anxiety disorders, burnout syndrome, digital isolation and sense of meaninglessness are becoming widespread; Collective traumas are eroding the psychological strength of individuals. In this study, the dynamics of collapse in which contemporary societies are exposed to on the basis of socio-psychological interactions are analyzed; A comparative perspective supported by field studies and up -to -date data from Turkey is presented. In addition, solutions such as reconstruction of social capital, community - based mental health support and restorative social policies are developed to increase the capacity of social resistance to collapse. The findings allow both pessimistic and hope for the future of the society.
Keywords: Social collapse, psychological erosion, anomy, digital loneliness, burnout, social capital, psychological strength, socio-psychological interaction.

Journal: IRASS Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
ISSN(Online): 3049-0170
Publisher: IRASS Publisher
Frequency: Monthly
Language: English

ON THE THRESHOLD of SOCIAL EROSION: THE DYNAMICS of SOCIOLOGICAL and PSYCHOLOGICAL COLLAPSE