CRM 2301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Differential Association, Anomie, Uniform Crime Reports
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He introduced the term anomie in this 1893 book the division of labour in society, he used it to describe a condition of deregulation occurring in society. By this he meant that the general procedural rules of society (rules that say how people ought to behave towards each other) have been broken down and that people do not know what to expect from each other. This deregulation or normlessness , easily leads to deviant behaviour. A society may be anomic if people do not know when to quit striving for success, or how to treat people along the way. A condition in which those norms no longer control the activity of societal members. Without clear rules to guide them, individuals cannot find their place in society and have difficulty adjusting to the changing conditions of life: this leads to dissatisfaction, frustration, conflict and deviance. Durkheim"s studies: france and europe after the industrial revolution:
