In fact, the cognitive dissonance experienced by anomic individuals stems from participation in different social groups that impose different normative requirements (e.g., adolescents that have to respond simultaneously to the demands of their parents and those of their peer group) and, for that reason, they try to balance their networks and reduce dissonance, casting off old relations and creating new ones. This is different from egotistical suicide, which involves a simultaneous lack of regulation and networks (Bearman, 1991, Girola, 2005). For example, Merton (1987) considers the characteristics of relative deprivation that cause anomie, particularly the disjunction between the opportunities structure and cultural goals.