Monica divorced Robert last year because she was not satisfied with the amount of money he earned and was distressed by their fi
nancial situation. Based on institutional anomie theory, what influence does this incident demonstrate? A.
family life dominating the economy
B.
poor upbringing
C.
economic dominance in the functioning of family life
D.
monetary achievement
E.
inability of social institutions to influence the conduct of individuals
E. inability of social institutions to influence the conduct of individuals
Explanation:
Anomie theory is understood to be a social situation arising from the absence of social order, norms, and values. It was developed by Robert King Merton and was first enunciated in 1938 in an article published in the American Sociological Review entitled Social Structre and Anomie. Etymologically speaking, anomie is composed of the prefix "a" meaning "no", "absence", "lack" with the Greek term "nomia" meaning "norms", "rules", "laws" if making the "absence of norms".
Based on the theory of institutional anomie, what influenced Monica to divorce was the inability of social institutions to influence the conduct of individuals.
