Noun
lack of moral standards in a society
personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation
Source: WordNet[Merton states that anomie represents] An acute disjunction between the cultural norms and goals and the socially structured capacities of members of the group to act in accord with them. Robert K. Merton
According to one academic survey, psychometric testing confirmed a link between anomie and academic dishonesty among university students, suggesting that universities needed to foster codes of ethics among students in order to curb it. Source: Internet
Durkheim contrasted the condition of anomie as being the result of a malfunction of organic solidarity during the transition from mechanical solidarity: But on the contrary, if some opaque environment is interposed.. Source: Internet
The effect of anomie on academic dishonesty among university students by Albert Caruana, B. Ramaseshan, Michael T. Ewing. Source: Internet
The Division of Labor in Society, The MacMillan Co. 1933, Free Press edition, 1964, pp. 182-183 When solidarity is organic, anomie is impossible. Source: Internet
I, personally, love Moloko (though they no longer exist), Lana del Ray, Anomie Belle and so many others. Source: Internet