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CLEP Introduction to Sociology Exam Prep

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The Industrial Revolution created rapid social change, such as urbanization. This rapid change broke from the social norms of the past and caused many common values and purpose to be lost. Durkheim called this loss_________?
  1. Anomie
  2. Social distress
  3. Rise in crime
  4. Migration
  5. Social imagination
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Answer: A - Anomie is a breakdown in societal norms and the change or loss of common values and purpose due to rapid societal changes such as occurred during the Industrial Revolution. Durkheim believed such a phase could cause drastic events, including an increase in the suicide rate.
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