Robert Merton presented two, not always clearly differentiated theories in his seminal explorations on the social-structure-and-anomie paradigm: a strain theory and an anomie theory. A one-sided focus on Merton’s strain theory in the secondary literature has unnecessarily restricted the power and effectiveness of Merton’s anomie theory. For although structural strain is one way to explain why d...

Sociologists coined the term "anomie" to describe societies that are characterized by disintegration and deregulation. Extending beyond conceptualizations of anomie that conflate the measurements of anomie as 'a state of society' and as a 'state of mind', we disentangle these conceptualizations and develop an analysis and measure of this phenomenon focusing on anomie as a perception of the 'sta...

Robert Merton's (1957) theories of anomie and strain are among the most widely examined theories of criminality. Messner and Rosenfeld's (1994) theory of institutional anomie built on Merton's conception of anomie, delineating how specific institutions lead to conditions of anomie and criminality. Cloward and Ohlin's (1961) theory of differential opportunity built upon Merton's strain theory, u...

according to the sociology of emotions, one of the most important issues in managing the micro problems is to regard the sensation of individuals in society. thus, individual anomie as sensation is among the influential factors in the actions of individuals in need of study. this research treats the rate of individual anomie among the students of university of tehran, using the theories of ferd...

In my recent review of the literature on fraud, I I suggested that a critical aspect of the situation involves the concept of anomie. The word “anomie” derives from the Greek word arwmia, meaning lawlessness or “without law,”2 and refers to societal instability resulting from a breakdown in broadly accepted vrdues, as well as widespread personal feAings of uncertainty and alienation. The possib...

The degree of addictive substance usage score and three personality variables, namely, authoritarianism, alienation, and anomie were measured in 197 university students through a self-administered questionnaire. WHO's Youth Survey Questionnaire for drag use, Varma et al.'s scale of Authoritarianism, Srole's scale of Anomie, and Pearlin's scale of Alienation, were used. A study of the relationsh...

The idea of rediscovering anomie is analysed, which associated with the influence acceleration and complication modern society. category «normal anomie», understood as an expanding set vulnerabilities for society in form side effects innovative, rational-pragmatic human activity, being investigated a discussion form. article subject to critical rethinking transformation processes today. Social ...