Abstract

REYES MORRIS, Víctor. Anomia y criminalidad: Un recorrido a través del desarrollo conceptual del término Anomia. Rev. Crim. [online]. 2008, vol.50, n.1, pp.319-332. ISSN 1794-3108.

The concept of anomie belongs to psychological tradition and means a permanent state of normlessness. This concept, firstly introduced by Durkheim, was developed by North American psychology for studies on social control, deviance, offense and criminality. After being thoroughly studied, it took new turns in the 80's, and some contemporary situations have taken it back to stage. Though considered a rather descriptive concept, it is useful to understand the nature of normative conflict situations the author refers to as "anomic space".

Keywords : anomie; norms; social control and deviance; offense and criminality; social and legal norms; labelling; underclass; out-of-order states; deviant behavior; socially deviant conduct; anomic space; anomic state.

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