anomie

(noun)

Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.

Related Terms

  • cause and effect
  • bystander effect
  • species being
  • capitalism
  • alienation
  • diffusion of responsibility
  • sociological theory

Examples of anomie in the following topics:

  • Alienation

    • A person who lives in a densely populated Manhattan high-rise apartment building but does not know anyone in the building might experience anomie, or a feeling of detachment and alienation from their social surroundings.
    • Social alienation was famously described by French sociologist Émile Durkheim in the late nineteenth century with his concept of anomie.
    • Anomie describes a lack of social norms, or the breakdown of social bonds between an individual and his community ties, resulting in the fragmentation of social identity.
    • The general principles outlined by Durkheim in his descriptions of anomie can be seen in any social context, including our own.
    • Current debates about social alienation and anomie pop up in many social critiques of an increasingly technological world.
  • Noninvolvement and the Diffusion of Responsibility

    • This sense of a lack of individual impact in populous places contributes to the overrepresentation of anomie in urban areas.
    • Anomie was a concept developed by French sociologist Émile Durkheim in his 1897 study Suicide, describing a lack of social norms, or the breakdown of social bonds between an individual and his community ties, resulting in the fragmentation of social identity.
    • Durkheim writes that anomie is common when the surrounding society has undergone significant changes in its economic fortunes, whether for better or for worse, and more generally, when there is a significant discrepancy between the ideological theories and values commonly professed and what is actually practicable in everyday life.
    • Give examples of the bystander effect, diffusion of responsibility, and anomie in contemporary society
  • Student Subcultures

    • In explaining the development of the culture, they utilized the concept of anomie - a lack of social norms.
    • Talcott Parsons argued that as we move from the family and corresponding values to another sphere with differing values, we would experience an "anomie situation. "
  • Capitalism, Modernization, and Industrialization

    • For example, in his classic study, Suicide, Durkheim argued that one of the root causes of suicide was a decrease in social solidarity, a phenomenon which Durkheim referred to as anomie (French for chaos).
    • Durkheim also argued that the increasing emphasis on individualism in Protestant religions – in contrast to Catholicism – contributed to a corresponding rise in anomie, which resulted in higher suicide rates among Protestants than among Catholics.
  • Classical Views on Social Change

    • In his classic study, Suicide, Durkheim argued that one of the root causes of suicide was a decrease in social solidarity – termed anomie (French for chaos) by Durkheim.
    • Durkheim also argued that the increasing emphasis on individualism found in Protestant religions – in contrast to Catholicism – contributed to an increase in anomie, which resulted in higher suicide rates among Protestants.
    • Thus, for Durkheim, the answer to the decrease in mechanistic solidarity and the increasing anomie was organic solidarity and solidarity pursued within one's specialty occupation.
  • The Division of Labor

    • He thought that transition of a society from "primitive" to advanced may bring about major disorder, crisis, and anomie.
  • Informal Social Control

    • External sanctions are enforced by the government to prevent chaos, violence, or anomie in society.
  • Introduction

    • It was when Durkheim introduced the ideas of anomie and social solidarity that he began to explain the difference in suicide rates.
  • Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology

    • When Durkheim introduced the ideas of anomie and social solidarity, he began to explain the difference in suicide rates.
  • Socialism

    • Émile Durkheim posits that socialism is rooted in the desire to bring the state closer to the realm of individual activity, in countering the anomie of a capitalist society.
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