social upheaval
C2739
concept
Social upheaval is a period of intense, widespread disruption and transformation in a society’s norms, institutions, and power structures, often driven by economic, political, or cultural conflicts.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| popular uprising | 25 |
| social conflict | 9 |
| social upheaval canonical | 5 |
| urban unrest | 3 |
| aftermath of the Arab Spring | 1 |
| civil disorder | 1 |
| episode of social unrest | 1 |
| mass agitation | 1 |
| mass uprising | 1 |
| people power uprising | 1 |
| period of civil unrest | 1 |
| period of political upheaval | 1 |
| political unrest | 1 |
| racial integration crisis | 1 |
| social aftermath | 1 |
| social unrest | 1 |
| urban revolt | 1 |
| 暴動 | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: social upheaval
Generated description
Social upheaval is a period of intense, widespread disruption and transformation in a society’s norms, institutions, and power structures, often driven by economic, political, or cultural conflicts.
Instances (56)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Copper Riot | popular uprising |
| Sudanese Revolution 2018–2019 | popular uprising |
| EDSA Dos | people power uprising |
| Hindu–Muslim conflict | social conflict |
| Ole Miss integration crisis | racial integration crisis |
| Genoese revolt of 1746 | popular uprising |