Postmodern theory suggests that human behavior is more sporadic, less order
ly, and less rational than previously thought. It compliments, but does not
replace modernistic theories based on equilibrium, meaning, and conflict.
Postmodern theories include chaos, topological, and catastrophic theories.
Chaos deals with the outwardly appearing non-orderly behavior and change of
humans that essentially has an order nor directly observed. Topological th
eory deals with gradual human change, and catastrophic theory deals,with ra
pid social change This article purports to explain these theories.