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Social entropy is a macrosociological systems theory. Social Entropy is a measure of the natural decay within a social system. It can refer to the decomposition of social structure or of the disappearance of social distinctions. Much of the energy consumed by a social organisation is spent to maintain its structure, counteracting social entropy, e.g., through legal institutions, education and even the promotion of television viewing. Anarchy is the maximum state of social entropy.

Social Entropy predicts that as creative intelligence becomes more powerful, society's cohesion becomes weaker.

Sources

  • Klaus Krippendorff's Dictionary of Cybernetics (University of Pennsylvania)
  • [www.normanspencer.co.nz/PredictionScience/SocialImplications.html Prediction Science]
  • Social Entropy Theory: An overview (ISSN 1094-429X) K.D.Bailey