A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash This article will explore why the oil crash is a social problem and attempt to find solutions as to what we can do to for maintain our civilization as it is, maintain the stability of the economy and preserve the natural environment. Sustainability means that we must be able to meet the demands of our current way of life and live an adequate life while allowing future generations to do so in their own time without compromising them (Oskamp, ​​p. 496). There are many ways society can be affected if it collapses due to the oil crash. Increased unemployment, poverty and bankruptcy are all phenomena that occur when society collapses (Savinar, 2006). The current problem is that not one in 100 people are aware of the problem we are facing and if we wait until peak oil before we start looking for solutions, the economic consequences will be very serious (Bartlett, 2006). Through this article, I will first point out all the facts about the problems that will arise once we reach peak oil and use up most of it. Then, the second part of this article will try to focus on the solutions we can offer to avoid this and maintain our current lifestyles. Peak oil will only last a few more years and will soon decline faster and faster to a point where there will be no oil left in the years to come (Campbell, 2006). As Campbell stated, most oil was only produced during two brief periods of Earth's history, and those periods occurred 90 to 100 million years ago. He also said that from these periods, we are now using up all the oil we discovered in about 1-2 centuries, which is only a fraction of the time it took to create the middle of the world. 'ocean. paper......(2000). A sustainable future for humanity? How can psychology help? American Psychologist, 55(5): 496-5083. Howard, George S. (2000). Adapting human lifestyles to the 21st century. American Psychologist, 55(5): 509-5154. Carr, D. Jasun; Gotleib, Mellissa R; Lee, Nam-Jin; Shah, Dhavan V. (2012). Examining overconsumption, competitive consumption, and conscious consumption from 1994 to 2004: disentangling cohort and period effects. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 644(1): 220-2335. Tepperman, L. and Curtis, J. (2011). Social problems: a Canadian perspective. Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press.6. Heinberg, R. (2004). Powering down: options and actions for a post-carbon world. Gabriola Island, British Columbia: New Society Publishers.7. Puckett, D. (director). 2012. The crisis of civilization [Documentary]. United States: Iron Weed Film Club.