Anomie
• It is Durkheim’s another concept
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• It refers to the loss of direction that felt in a society when social control of individual
behavior has become ineffective.
• The state of anomie often occurs during a time of big social change.
• People are so confused and cannot cope with the new social environment.
• Durkheim shared Comte’s belief that sociologist should provide direction of social change.
• He advocated the creation of new social groups – mediators between the individual’s family and
the state, such as trade unions.
By 1910, Durkheim had established a strong center of sociology in France.