Function of Ideological and Political Education in Mass Incidents

Abstract

Mass incidents, a kind of social group events leading to persistent social contradictions and conflicts of interest, are caused by several reasons, such as social structure transformation and social interest pattern readjustment. The frequent occurrence of mass incidents poses a great challenge to national economy development and social stability. Through analysis of its root causes, we can clearly figure out main features of mass incidents, thus having a further understanding of mass incidents. Based on this understanding, this paper applies ideological and political education into mass incidents solution, and depends on its function of social control in resolving mass incidents. This paper points out great significance of ideological and political education in dealing with mass incidents by discussing its preventive, alleviating and counseling function.