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Emile Durkheim -Anomie
Anomie. What is that? Right? That was
my first reaction too, and not it is not a magazine that is made up
of a series of comic strips. Anomie-(An-o-mie)- personal unrest,
alienation, and uncertainty that comes from a lack of purpose or
ideals. This definition coming from Webster Merriam Dictionary. Emile
Durkheim's social transitional theory related to suicide and anomie
is very intriguing and rather accurate. Emile's outlook on society
with in a social relationship is broken down into two different
categories. Integration and regulation. These two categories are the
basic formula for his outlook on the society. The main goal as a
society is to maintain and equilibrium between the two. If you become
to low or high in one that is where troubles occur. This is where
Emile brings in his thoughts of suicide. Not maintaining an
equilibrium can result in suicide because one may become to or to
little integrated in society or a group end result being suicide.
That goes the same for regulation. Suicide having four different
type- egoistic, fatalistic, anomic, and altruisitc.
This intrigues me because it is so true
and is disturbing. Suicide is serious and is something that no one
plans on interacting with, but in reality we need to be aware of and
act on the signs when we see them. Click here to learn more about warning signs and suicide prevention.
While looking for a multimedia source I
came across this image. This image is a great illustration of
Durkheim's thoughts and what he concludes in his social transitional
theory. The “x” being the equilibrium and the four different
types of suicide. It explains what direction is more or less
integrated and more or less regulated. Overall this image was very
helpful explaining Durkheim's conclusions on suicide.
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