Essays about: "anomic society"

Found 2 essays containing the words anomic society.

  1. 1. The precariat: outbursts of crime, such as the 2011 London riots, can be explained through the lens of neoliberalism

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Enrico Giansanti; Enrico Giansanti; [2017]
    Keywords : Neoliberalism; Riots; Structural Inequality; Laissez-faire; Anomie; The Precariat; Strain Theory; Institutionalized Anomie Theory;

    Abstract : The financial misconduct and corruption at the very top of the class system that in 2008 caused the collapse of the world economy saw no reaction from the criminal justice system. In contrast, the 2011 English Riots at the bottom rungs of society, estimated to have caused 200 million pounds of damages, produced a ruthless response from the judiciary where sentences were almost treble the usual rate. READ MORE

  2. 2. The anomic society : Corruption and social norms during the Fujimori era (1990-2000)

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Latinamerika-institutet

    Author : Arturo Martin Vidal; [2015]
    Keywords : Corruption; social norms; collective consciousness; individualism; value system; Peruvian society; anomic society;

    Abstract : This research has focused on the correlation between corruption and social norms by the used of the anomic theory, which is supported by six variables: the rule of law, the division of labor, the regulator organisms, the collective consciousness, the homogeneous society and amiguismo. The anomie theory refers primarily to the absence of rules that measure the relationship of the various individuals in a group or parts of a whole society; where it is possible to find human appetites with no limits. READ MORE