Merton concept of anomie, Messner & Rosenfeld renewed

Merton concept of anomie

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Messner & Rosenfeld renewed academia's interest in Merton's concept of anomie with their publication of Crime and the American Dream. Are there views of American institutions more or less relevant today? In what way?

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