Anomie

Question 1

Awry

Answer 1

SOMETHING is OFF

Question 2

American culture is ANOMIE….Why? 1

Answer 2

Over emphasis on the goals and under emphasis on the means

Question 3

American Culture is anomie…Why? 2

Answer 3

A disjunction(disconnection) between the cultural goals and the societal means of attaining them.

Question 4

American culture is anomie…why? 3

Answer 4

Legitimate means in society are differentially distributed.

Question 5

“Nice guys finish last”

Answer 5

We overly emphasize the goals but never show the means to achieve the goal.

Question 6

How do people respond to the condition of anomie?

Common modes

Answer 6

Means | Goals

Conformity + | +
Innovation - | + (crime)
Retreatism - | -
Rebellion +| +
                - | -
Ritualism + | -

Question 7

What is the common mode of adaptation?

Answer 7

Conformity

Question 8

What is the common mode of crime?

Answer 8

Innovation

(Creates own alternative to get there) try drugs to achieve goals but not a serial killer

Question 9

What is the common mode of drugs?

Answer 9

Retreatism

Alienate
Seek temporary pleasures
•mental illness
•drugs

ULTIMATE RETREAT SUICIDE

Question 10

Common modes of rebellion?

Answer 10

Its +|+ because offers alternative (society without war)

Lets all move to the poconos and make love and peace

Question 11

Common modes of ritualism

Answer 11

Obsessed with the means that he loses sight of his goals

+| -

So in college wants to try many courses but need to stop and think what career he wants to choose

Question 12

What is anomie again?

Answer 12

Societal concept used to describe a condition of society.

RESPONSE to the condition of anomie: class consciousness

Question 13

Alienation

Answer 13

Psychological concept used to describe and experience feelings.

How do you feel? I feel alienated

Question 14

Anomie

Answer 14

Situation of BREAK DOWN in the regulatory functioning of the NORMS in society.
Robert Merton