Theory of Cumulative Social Erosion: Systematic Integrative Review (scoping review).

This project presents a scoping review aimed at mapping and synthesizing the emerging literature related to the concept of cumulative social erosion. The theoretical framework proposes that contemporary societies may experience a gradual deterioration of social cohesion through the interaction of structural inequality, weakening institutional trust, fragmentation of community networks, and the amplification of polarized digital environments. The review follows the PRISMA-ScR guidelines and includes systematic searches in multidisciplinary databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar, as well as institutional reports from international organizations. The objective is to identify conceptual definitions, theoretical frameworks, empirical indicators, and methodological approaches used to study the erosion of the social fabric. By integrating evidence from sociology, political science, public health, and digital communication studies, the review aims to construct a comprehensive conceptual model describing how structural conditions, institutional dynamics, psychosocial factors, and digital ecosystems interact cumulatively to produce processes of social erosion. The results are expected to contribute to theoretical clarification of the concept and to identify research gaps that may guide future empirical and interdisciplinary investigations.