of Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance Dahlia Magdy Abdal-Hakim This paper is an application of Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance (1957) on August Wilson’s play Fences. The present research is a sociological approach aims to analyze how the structural and the cultural factors of a society forces people to be under strain to accomplish goals. These factors play a crucial role shaping each character in the play along with their differences. In accordance with Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance
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Anomie‚ first developed by Emile Durkheim‚ is very evident in today’s society. The concept of anomie‚ according to Durkheim‚ is a state of normlessness‚ where individuals are succumbed to deregulation in their lives and through out their society brought on by a social change. Robert K. Merton‚ following the ideas of Durkheim‚ developed his own notion of anomie‚ called Strain Theory. Merton argued that anomie was a day to day function in society‚ seen as a social structure that embraces the same
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Robert Merton’s major theory that influenced the criminal justice field was his theory of social strain/anomie. Merton theorized that people experience frustration or strain in their failure to achieve their desires‚ which are influenced by society. Society has various norms‚ some which shape the desires of people and some which specify the acceptable ways to go about achieving those norms and desires (Merton 1968 & Merton 1938 & Anderson). Merton listed different ways that people can go about
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the theory of anomie‚ which is the privation of typical moral or collective standards. Durkheim main focused was the declined of societal and the strain that occasioned on an individual level. Merton focused on the cultural disproportion that occurs between the norms and goals of the society. Anomie was divided into two categories; macroside and microside. Macroside anomie focused on the powerlessness offset limits of goals that regulate individual conduct in society. Microside anomie which is known
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The article Social Structure and Anomie by Robert K. Merton talks about how each and every society around the world has their own norms‚ goals‚ and intersects and all of these societies have different means when it comes to achieving those goals. And all of these goal is accepted by everyone in a society. As every society has norms‚ each and every society also have sort of regulatory code. Robert Merton also talks about anomie‚ which he borrowed from Durkheim‚ is lack of norms in a society (Durkheim
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sense of normlessness that not only results in suicide but like Durkheim posited anomie also could play a part in social deviance and crime. The culture surrounding modernity focuses on prioritizing people in terms of use value. The economic system of Capitalism
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Durkheim’s theory of anomie and Marx’s theory of alienation have had a very strong influence on the sociological understandings of modern life. Critically compare these two concepts. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the two concepts of anomie and alienation and evaluate their merits. The analysis will cover various aspects of modern life under the two theories and seek to establish which provides a more convincing account. In order to critique the concepts against each other‚ it would
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The feeling of disconnect and indifference due to a disagreement between a society and of the individual can lead to deviance and criminal activity. Understanding the connection between the Social Strain Theory and anomie help explain the variables that motivate people towards criminal activity or deter them away from it. These concepts help explain the concentration of crime in lower class and minority communities‚ as well as the generally high crime rate in American
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The article Social Structure and Anomie‚ published by Robert K. Merton in 1938‚ focuses on societal pressures that an individual experiences in order to achieve a social goal‚ however‚ they do not have the necessary means to reach that desired goal. Merton emphases on the American Culture and Anomie as he believed that all United States citizens strived for the “American Dream”; however‚ the ways in which citizens obtain the “American Dream” of success are not the same‚ simply because not all citizens
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