Milestones in the Transition to Adulthood in the US
Social Anomie
• If people socialized perfectly, and always followed social rules and norms, society becomes stable and orderly, and will not change. However, it cannot be possible.
• Anomie means a confusion (or disappointment) of people or society due to either the absence of group rules or serious conflict over them.
• In sociology, anomie is a concept first used by Emile Durkheim.
• According to Durkheim, under capitalism, however much people acquire, they always wish for more. (e.g. mobile phone)