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Moral breakdown is a phenomenon in which a major degradation or complete loss of moral values takes place within a particular society. The abruptness of such kind of degradation may vary depending on the situation and the events that take place within the given society over a certain time. Moral Breakdown may be caused by the changes in the political and/or cultural changes of the society, conflict or a natural disaster. ==Moral Breakdown and Natural Disasters== A critical loss of moral or ethical values may take place during or past a major cataclysm which strikes a given society. One of the most known examples of moral breakdown originating from natural disasters took place during the epidemic of Black Death in Europe (1347–1350). The medieval society faced with the prospect of most certainly dying in a short time often chose to live its life to the fullest for as long as it could. Cases of heavy drinking, eating, adultery and other acts which were unethical/sinful to the contemporary Christian society took place. The people lost trust in the church and God since neither could provide a cure or safety from the pestilence. 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 The Effects of the Black Death on the Middle Ages ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moral breakdown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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