Title: Anomie - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Headings: Anomie
Anomie
Anomie
Durkheim's Concept
Anomie: History of the Concept
Abstract
Social-Structural and Cultural Explanations
Social Structural Approaches
Sociological Studies, Overview
Anomie theory
Crime, Sociology of
4 Strain Theory vs. Control Theory
4.1 Delinquent Subcultures vs. the Subculture of Delinquency
4.2 Microsociology vs. Macrosociology
Delinquency, Sociology of
Extensions or Reformulations in the Anomie/Strain/Status Frustration Tradition
Delinquency, Sociology of
4.3 Anomie and Subculture
Power and Deviance
Classical Perspectives on Deviance and Power
Youth Gangs
The Causes and Nature of Gang Culture

Content: The idea that neighborhood variations in offending rates relate to differences in collective efficacy has been supported by a number of studies in the United States ( Sampson, 2012; Sampson et al., 1997 ), the United Kingdom ( Wikström et al., 2012 ), the Netherlands ( Nieuwbeerta et al., 2008 ), and Australia ( Mazerolle, Wickes, & McBroom, 2010 ), although not all studies have provided unequivocal support for the theory ( Bruinsma et al., 2013; Sutherland et al., 2013 ). However, it seems clear that differences among neighborhoods in the degree of social cohesion and willingness to enforce social norms can account for some of the variation that is found. Moreover, Sampson (2012) has argued that changes in collective efficacy over time can account for some of the historical trend towards declining rates of violence in the United States since the mid-1990s.