单词 | anomie |
释义 | anomien. Sociology. Absence of the usual social or ethical standards of belief and conduct in an individual or group; (later also) a state of alienation from mainstream society characterized by feelings of hopelessness, loss of purpose, and isolation. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > civilization > lack of civilization > [noun] > absence of accepted social standards or values anomie1933 1933 E. Mayo Human Probl. Industr. Civilization vi. 130 We are facing a condition of anomie, of planlessness in living, which is becoming characteristic both of individual lives and of communities. 1938 R. K. Merton in Amer. Sociol. Rev. 3 674 The integration of the society becomes tenuous and anomie ensues. 1951 J. A. Spaulding & G. Simpson tr. E. Durkheim Suicide ii. v. 253 The state of de-regulation or anomy is..further heightened by passions being less disciplined, precisely when they need more disciplining. 1959 Guardian 18 Sept. 8/5 An emphasis on order and stability (as opposed to anarchy or anomie). 1983 Salisbury Rev. Spring 48/2 The affliction of anomie is widespread in the twentieth century, not least among those who have been disoriented by their often involuntary exile from familiar religious and social contexts. 2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 3 Nov. 36/2 No one has written more convincingly of the anomie of young American soldiers in the aftermath of war. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1933 |
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