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Anomie

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Anomie

ἀνομία - anomos - "without law"

Suicide - 1897

Societal Values, Self-determination, Support

“There are in each of us…two consciences: one which is common to our group in its entirety…the other, on the contrary, represents that in us which is personal and distinct, that which makes us an individual.” Durkheim 1893

Normal

  • Culturally Defined Goal
  • Sentiments to get Goals
  • Go to school, get a job, get married... etc.

Anomie is NOT Anarchy

Normlessness is not Lawlessness

Anonymous

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Hacktivists

Anti-Surveillance, Freedom of Speech
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Charlie Hebdo

Je Suis Charlie #OpCharlieHebdo
Photo by Werner Kunz

Chaos & Control

We control our words.
-Meaning based on experience
-"School," "Sports," "System."
-Use words like a currency. Trust!
-Talk is cheap, definitive answers are powerful.