SOCIOL 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 65: Anomie, Ritualism In The Church Of England
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Functionalism: roots in emile durkheims notion of anomie, rules governing behaviour break down resulting in people no longer knowing what to expect from one another, normlessness leads to deviant behaviour, deviance, including crime has certain functions. Clarifies moral boundaries: promotes social unity, promotes social change. Mertons strain theory: anomic conditions are produced in society when culturally defined goals cannot be met through socially approved means, some people have inadequate means of attaining success, others who have means reject societal goals, conformity 2.
