An overview of Durkheim and Merton’s social anomie

The goal of this study is to explain Emile Durkheim’s and Robert King Merton’s social anomie. Durkheim and Merton are the two prominent sociologists of functionalist tradition. American sociologist Merton is accepted as the successor of European Sociologist Durkheim in this tradition. Merton examines the works of Durkheim by accepting, criticizing, finding the gaps, and/or offering new thoughts/notions. Social anomie is one of the most...