DISORGANIZATION IN SOCIETY, BUT NOT SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION.

The purpose of this article is to focus attention on the philological fallacy of the term "social disorganization", and to attempt to re-construct the term from "social disorganization", to "Disorganization in Society", so that the term may satisfy its intended use in the field of sociology. Social Disorganization is defined as a disruption of relationship among interdependent persons or groups, 'with disagreement on objectives, means of goal achievement, or non-performance of group tasks." Such a status of a group contradicts the definition of the term social. Such a collection of individuals cannot constitute a group, which could be referred to as social. It is actually a plurality of people who do not have common achievements or performances. Revolution, guerrilla warfare, and wars in general could be included under the term social organization. But, even if the term is justified in that sense, a distinction should be made between socially organized acts and an eruption of a volcano, which may lead to disorganization of the social structure of a group or a society. Such disorganization is not by any means social.