Durkheim's Concept of Anomie
Some Observations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2274040 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cecil L Willis (University of North Carolina Wilmington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 106-113 |
| Publication date | 1982-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1982.tb01242.x |
| OpenAlex | W1993423212 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 13 |
Most interpretations of anornie emphasize the normative aspect. However, Durkheim viewed anomie as involving more than a lack of norms or a conflict of norms. Discussions in The Division of Labor in Society and Suicide show that according to Durkheim the primary threats to social solidarity in modern societies are weak or ineffective structural constraints on individualistic needs and desires. In modern industrialized societies the primary mode of social control is not a set of rules or norms, although they do have a cohesive function, but the development of solidary, interdependent social relationships among diverse individuals. Crucial in the development of solidary social relationships is the rate and nature of social change. For modern or modernizing societies the most important form of social change is industrialization. If industrialization is too rapid then the likelihood of social inequality, economic crises, and family disruption is greater. New and solidary forms of social relationships are not allowed to develop properly. This results in weak constraints on individualistic needs and desires that have been 'excited' by the industrialization
Anomie · Criminology · Division of labour · Economics · Individualism · Industrialisation · Interdependence · Normative · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Social change · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Cultural Differences and Values · Law · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity
Capitalism and Modern Social Theory
On the Division of Labor in Society
Emile Durkheim
Durkheim
Weber and the Anomic Theory of Deviance
Social Theory and Social Structure
Emile Durkheim
Emile Durkheim--Sociologist and Philosopher
Durkheim and Contemporary Social Pathology
The Division of Labor
Egoism, Altruism, Anomie, and Fatalism
Durkheim's Two Concepts of Anomie
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2023 (39) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |