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Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 1980 .
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 1995 “Legal: FCC retained power to fine broadcasters for indecency and obscenity, but major enforcement actions and massive fines are documented to peak later (e.g., the $1.715 million sett...
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 2018 “The 2010s exposed a profound crisis of ethics extending beyond governmental institutions to the global technological platforms that mediate public life.
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 2025 “Obscene, Indecent and Profane Broadcasts - Federal Communications Commission, accessed October 21, 2025, www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/obscene-indecent-and-profane-broadcasts\” Economi...
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 1993 “The sociological consequences of sustained social instability were articulated by Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan in his influential 1993 thesis, ""Defining Deviancy Down&qu...
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 1970 “The crisis of centralized morality was ultimately enabled by the collapse of public faith in governmental authority.
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 1968 “The analysis confirms that the U.S.
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 1968 “In 1968, the official abandonment of the Hays Code marked a definitive institutional shift in cultural governance.25 The code was replaced by the voluntary MPAA film rating system.13 ...
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 1972 “The Watergate Scandal (1972—1974) exposed systemic presidential abuses of power and cover-up efforts, cementing public distrust in political authority.18 While preceding scandals like...
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 1970 Rates rose from 11% (1970) to 33% (2000); normalization of fatherless families and challenging traditional expectations.
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 1934 “In the realm of culture, the dominant response to perceived moral decay was strict institutional control.
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 1969 “The period between 1969 and 1984, known as the ""Golden Age of Porn,"" marked the industry’s temporary move into semi-mainstream theatrical venues, particularly wi...
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 1923 “While political corruption has always been a feature of governance, the scale and impact of scandals in the industrial era created unprecedented institutional distrust.10 A key moment...
Year Event Domain Description Type Impact_Magnitude_1to5 Entropy_Level_0to100 Data_Source Source_Excerpt Notes 1900 The American Moral Compass: A Historical Analysis of Ethical Transformation and the Perception of Decline (1900—Present) Institutional_Trust The American Moral Compass: A Historical An...