The Importance Of Social Order

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, social order is the totality of structured human interrelationships in a society or a part of it. Social order is key to the framework of society because it determines the success of society. The social order must convince people to want to apart of society and present them with some type of worth so that people continue to contribute to society. In our modern society we rely on mostly on morality and secular laws to maintain our social order, however a problem that has arose in recent years is the lack on belief in the authority that is supposed to maintain social order. As our society evolves we must evolve our own authorities to match the new beliefs and ideals of society so that all feels represented.

These authority figures were the basic pillars of society in the sense that they controlled the daily lives of society. Furthermore, the authority figures offered people structure and guidance as they were used to balance to duties of life. The authority figures had to appeal to the masses because without the validation of authority then the social order falls and in turn the society ceases to exist.
Before I address the importance of the authorities in social order, I must first explain the meaning of social order. As stated earlier social order is the structured relationships between humans in society, but that poses an important question: Does the social order determine the society or does the society determine the social order? Based off the definition of social order the way people interact with each other is influenced by the teachings of society. In an unaware obedience humans tend to follow the social norms and standards of society in personal interactions and relationships to assimilate into

In its basic form morality is the difference between what is right and what is wrong. In maintaining the social order morality regulates the simple interactions of people where laws have no effect. Moreover, morality allows people to believe others will make the best decision to preserve a peaceful society. Morality is represented in all religions and laws as it is seen as the virtue of man. The next theme, God, was the biggest authority in the Middle Ages and the rules laid out in the Bible served as the basis of the laws of society. It could be argued that the Christian God is the biggest influence of social order from the Middle Ages to the modern era in the Western World. The belief that one’s eternal life was based on how righteous one lived his/her mortal life guided people to follow laws and orders from royalty that was based in faith. Lastly laws, the most basic theme of social order, were used throughout history to provide protection and limits to the people in society. For the laws to be effective they had to match the morals of the majority of society and everyone had to agree to abide. Laws are the expression of order that people must conform their conduct and behavior to as members of a society. This means that laws must be flexible enough to be amended because society inevitably evolves over time and laws should evolve