cultural upheaval
Radical social change
Cultural upheaval is dramatic, often rapid transformation in a society's values, beliefs, or way of life.
The phrase implies disruption and instability—old norms overthrown, new ones not yet settled: The 1960s brought cultural upheaval to America.
Wars, technological shifts, and political revolutions commonly trigger such periods of social turbulence.
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- civil unrestPublic disturbance by citizens
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- unrestState of public disturbance
protest · transformation · social change · shift · generational shift · sea change · disruption · tipping point · awakening · movement · change · radical · counterculture · new wave · zeitgeist · generation · clash · tension
cultural upheavalevolutionary change
Inherited trait shifts over generations
cultural upheavalsocial stability
Absence of societal turmoil
social order · status quo · equilibrium · normalcy · stability
cultural upheavalcultural preservation
Protecting community traditions and artifacts
tradition · traditionalism · orthodoxy · heritage preservation · conservatism
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