Dysfunctional crisis of social institutions and local threats to national security

The article notes that dysfunction (destruction, crisis) of social institutions is a natural “side effect" of social transformations. At the level of a society the dysfunction is an essential element of development, while at the state level it is a direct threat to national security. The author examines the critical state of the institutions of family, education, science, religion, economy, and the impact of the crisis on the functioning of other social institutions. It is concluded that there is a need for social monitoring and research of these phenomena in order to preserve the viability of the state.