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Critically analyse the concept of anomie. Elaborate, with suitable examples, the theoretical relationship between nature of anomie and types of social deviations as have been formulated by R. K. Merton.

  • UPSC 2003
  • Sociological Thinkers

Anomie names a breakdown in the capacity of norms to regulate conduct. The concept travelled from a moral diagnosis of industrial society to a structural theory of deviance and then to a measurable attitude, gaining precision but inviting criticism.

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  • III. Nature of anomie and types of deviation in Merton
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  • Conclusion

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