[Merton states that anomie represents] An acute disjunction between the cultural norms and goals and the socially structured capacities of members of the group to act in accord with them.

— Robert K. Merton Social Theory and Social Structure (1949)

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Source: p. 162 (1957 edition) as cited in: John H. Scanzoni (1970) Opportunity and the family. p. 55
Work: Social Theory and Social Structure, 1949
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