Social Covenants: The Glue That Holds
Societies Together
What Is A Social Covenant
A social covenant is a unstated agreement between members
of a society regarding effort, the distribution of rewards and
what constitutes legitimate authority.
Social Covenants: The Covenant Changes
Throughout History
Social Covenants: The Covenant Changes
Throughout History
Some Potential Threats To Our Social
Covenant
1. Wealth Distribution:
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/income
-inequality-in-america-chart-graph
2. Workers Share of National Income:
http://beta.news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/worke
rs-share-national-income-plummets-record-low163749508.html
Some Potential Threats To Our Social
Covenant
1. Gini Coefficient:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/theworld-factbook/rankorder/2172rank.html
2. Mentally Ill Lose Homes
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/NCsmentally-ill-could-face-loss-of-homes127682588.html
Breaking A Social Covenant: Six Possible Responses
1. The cause of the disruption wanes in importance and does
not reappear.
2. The disruption appears, recedes, but then reappears in a
more extreme form.
3. Police and/or the military extinguish the disruption.
4. The disruption weakens the society which then becomes
vulnerable to competition or take over from other
societies.
5. The disruption results in anarchy.
6. The disruption leads to the establishment of a new
covenant between members of society.