Practice mode Miscellaneous Economics

What term describes a state of normlessness and detachment from legitimate patterns of behaviour?

Correct answer C. Anomie

Explanation

Émile Durkheim used anomie for the breakdown of norms that occurs during rapid change; Robert Merton later linked it to deviance.

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