Anomie and Alienation: Catalysts for Society's Disintegration by PJ
Title: Anomie and Alienation: Catalysts for Society's Disintegration by PJ
Category: /Social Sciences/Sociology
Details: Words: 1398 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Anomie and Alienation: Catalysts for Society's Disintegration by PJ
Category: /Social Sciences/Sociology
Details: Words: 1398 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Society's evolution into a modern arena brought on numerous changes. Emile Durkheim believed that this shift to modernity triggered a breakdown in social solidarity. Anomie, or normlessness, was a product of this rapid change and breakdown. He spoke of this state of anomie leading to the individual succumbing to a lack of social rules and regulations for life and taking his or her life. Karl Marx believed that as the world gets more immersed in
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