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Anomie

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Anomie, Durkheim's term, is the condition of a society whose norms have weakened or become unclear, leaving members without reliable guidance.

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Rapid change can outpace the rules for it, and people are left improvising what was once settled.

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Anomie describes a state of the society, not a mood inside a person.