Can anomie be normal?

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Keywords:

«normal anomie», paradox, centaurism, structure and levels of anomie, total anomie

Abstract

The idea of rediscovering anomie is analysed, which is associated with the influence of acceleration and complication of modern society. The category of «normal anomie», which is understood as an expanding set of vulnerabilities for society in the form of side effects of innovative, rational-pragmatic human activity, is being investigated in a discussion form. The article is subject to critical rethinking of the transformation processes today. Social practices of «normal anomie» in Belarus are revealed through the prism of sociological research. The author brings up the concept of total anomie for discussion of the sociological community.

Author Biography

  • Sviatoslav T. Kavetski, Brest State A. S. Pushkin University, 21 Kasmanaŭtaŭ Boulevard, Brest 224016, Belarus

    PhD (philosophy); associate professor at the department of political science and sociology, faculty of history

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2021-12-16

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No. 4 (2021): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology

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Kavetski, S.T. 2021. Can anomie be normal?. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology. 4 (Dec. 2021), 50–57. DOI:https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6821-2021-4-50-57.