Definition:Survival-ism is a movement of individuals or groups called survivalists or preppers, who are actively preparing for emergencies, including possible disruptions in social or political order, on scales from local to international. Survivalists often acquire emergency medical and self- defense training, stockpile food and water, prepare to become , and build structures. A survival retreat or an underground shelter, that may help them survive a catastophe. I chose this because it looked cool and I was interested in it. In the 1950s, survivalists were girding for an invasion of space aliens, according to Peter Behrens, who teaches abnormal personality psychology and the history of psychology at Penn State. A natural disaster, an economic collapse, an unexpected harsh winter — for every person, there’s that moment when they discover that the world and everything they hold dear can be taken away. And that is why they prep. And this season, Doomsday Preppers digs deep into the basics of prepping. Forget expensive, elaborate bunkers and build.
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Santo8th grader Social studies Archives
January 2015
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