Durkheim’s Legacy and anomie were quite intriguing to me. Anomie is a loss of direction which happens when social controls become ineffective. This could also be applied to an individual or a group. Urban areas with high-crime and low employment rates can lead to anomie. Society’s expectations are generally unachievable for members of these neighborhoods, and therefore, it can lead to the breakdown of an individual’s bond with their community. For example, there is a town right in our district called Plymouth. Most of the people residing there are unemployed and have basically let their lives go to waste. I personally feel like these people would much rather give up with their lives than try to better them by finding a paying job or exploring
