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Civilization and its Discontents is published in 1930 as a public book on culture and unease

In 1930 Civilization and its Discontents was published. It is not a League of Nations protocol and not the 1932 Einstein letter. In the causal graph this event strengthens Social Cohesion, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

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In 1930 Civilization and its Discontents was published. The instrument is that book. It is not a League of Nations protocol and not the 1932 Einstein letter. Sigmund Freud's documented role is: He wrote the 1930 book. Later Cold-War uses are reception. Einstein's Why War letter is a neighbouring 1932 file.

Context

Named cultural pessimism sits beside the clinic. The setting of Civilization and its Discontents is published in 1930 as a public book on culture and unease is the public file around 1930-01-01. Driver social-cohesion is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. One book. Mixed effects of Civilization and its Discontents is published in 1930 as a public book on culture and unease are separate paths.

Why it matters

Improving path from Civilization and its Discontents is published in 1930 as a public book on culture and unease on 1930-01-01. The welfare reading on this path is improving.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Sigmund Freud

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.44 · verified

    He wrote the 1930 book. Later Cold-War uses are reception. Einstein's Why War letter is a neighbouring 1932 file.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactCivilization and its Discontents is published in 1930 as a public book on culture and unease
    2. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.4 · Effect from 1 January 1930 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — Civilization and Its Discontents (work by Freud)Encyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Sigmund Freud, Charcot and ParisEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Britannica — Sigmund Freud, Civilization and its Discontents at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sigmund-Freud (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent locator: Britannica — Civilization and Its Discontents (work by Freud), culture and morals at https://www.britannica.com/topic/Civilization-and-Its-Discontents (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Official carrier: Britannica — Sigmund Freud, Civilization and its Discontents (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sigmund-Freud (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent carrier: Britannica — Civilization and Its Discontents (work by Freud), culture and morals (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Civilization-and-Its-Discontents (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica).

Established: a sourced public record of Civilization and its Discontents is published in 1930 as a public book on culture and unease under 1930-01-01 for Sigmund Freud. Established: a sourced public record of Civilization and its Discontents is published in 1930 as a public book on culture and unease under 1930-01-01.

Shared responsibility is part of Civilization and its Discontents is published in 1930 as a public book on culture and unease. Naming Sigmund Freud does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1930-01-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorSigmund Freud
  2. contributed toFactCivilization and its Discontents is published in 1930 as a public book on culture and unease
  3. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Civilization and its Discontents is published in 1930 as a public book on culture and unease. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/fr-civilization-1930

https://factrail.ai/facts/fr-civilization-1930

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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