NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -The idea of anomie means the lack of normal ethical or social standards. This concept first emerged in 1893, with French sociologist Emile Durkheim.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term was introduced by the French sociologist Émile Durkheim in his study of suicide. He believed that one type of suicide (anomic) resulted from the breakdown of the social standards necessary for regulating behaviour.

Detailed explanation-3: -Originating in the tradition of classical sociology (Durkheim, Merton), anomie, or normlessness, is the breakdown and blurring of societal norms which regulate individual conduct.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main tenets of modern anomie theories are that: (i) People conform to societal norms in order to gain rewards or avoid punishment; (ii) When there is a discrepancy between the goals people want to achieve and the means available to them to achieve those goals, anomie results, motivating deviance.