Heuristic potential of anomie concept expanding

The concepts of anomie, which form the multilateral mosaic of theoretical explanations and interpretations of the phenomenon of anomie in sociology, describe a particular form of anomie in narrowly outlined area of society. In the domain of sociology, there is uncertainty about the source of the emergence of the phenomenon of anomie. In general, all the concepts are aimed to determine the causes of the origin of certain forms of anomie (social, personal, etc.), analyze and describe the concrete manifestations (impaired social interaction), explain the social consequences, measure the level of anomie in a particular society at a particular time, typify anomie-prone individuals. But none of the concepts has the source mentioned. The author puts forward the idea that the source of any form of anomie is to be found in the communication pathway. As a criterion for distinguishing between approaches, the author proposes to consider both quantitative and qualitative response to the information coming through the channels of communication. Essential concepts in this framework of analysis are then the 'weight of anomie' and the 'vector of anomie'. By the 'weight of anomie' the author understands quantitative measure of the reaction in the society for the destruction of patterns of stable rules and regulations. It is the size and strength of anomie coverage of all structural elements of society. By the "vector of anomie" the author proposes to realize a qualitative measure of the reaction of individuals on the "challenges" and changes of the rules and regulations in society. The heuristic potential for the expansion of the concept of anomie according to author is laid in the works of modern sociologists, but it is not "tied" to the phenomenon of anomie. The works have an inexhaustible potential for the definition of new forms of anomie are referred by the author a meta-group. The common basis for the meta-group definition, according to the author, is the fact that the basic concepts of sociology, which are taken as a starting point, are subject to decomposition and are difficult to predict whether in the future they will receive the status of the norm or will be critically re-analyzed and rejected by the sociological community. As new forms of anomie the author describes the followings: anomie of theory, anomie of discourse, and information anomie. The author puts forward the thesis: a continuous process of production of information distortion becomes an inherent part of the communication, all communication participants produce distortion of information, and anomie of information is a product of the information society.

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