Survivalism
Survivalism is a social movement of people or groups (called survivalists or preppers[1]) who prepare for emergencies, including natural disasters. They often prepare for international or global catastrophe.
Survivalism may be focused on preparing for a personal emergency, such as job loss or being stranded in the wild or under bad weather conditions.
Survivalism Media
1950 booklet Survival Under Atomic Attack, a civil defense publication
Basement family fallout shelter, circa 1957
Oregon gasoline dealers displayed signs explaining the flag policy in the winter of 1973–74 during the oil crisis.
A selection of silver American coins. From the mid-1960s to the 1970s and onward, people began hoarding gold and silver coins to build wealth as a means to mitigate the results of a hyperinflation effect on the economy.
Logo created by The President's Council on the Year 2000 Conversion for use on Y2K.gov
A town near the coast of Sumatra lies in ruin after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Astronaut Susan Helms gathers firewood during winter survival training.
Artistic depiction of a cataclysmic meteor impact
Crowd at New York City American Union Bank during a 1931 bank run early in the Great Depression
A Red Cross "ready to go" preparedness kit
References
- ↑ Senekal, BA (2019), #doomsdayprepper: Analysing the online prepper community on Instagram, Ensovoort 40(11)., archived from the original on 2020-11-10, retrieved 2022-05-25
