Anomie
01
a state of personal instability, isolation, or anxiety caused by a breakdown of social norms or regulation
例子
After losing his job, he experienced a deep sense of anomie and purposelessness.
Rapid social change often produces feelings of anomie among citizens.
02
the condition of a society in which moral standards, laws, or values have broken down or lost authority
例子
The collapse of trust in institutions led to a period of national anomie.
Durkheim described anomie as a collective loss of moral direction.
