Revisiting the Measurement of Anomie

Teymoori, Ali; Jetten, Jolanda; Bastian, Brock; Ariyanto, Amarina; Autin, Frédérique; Ayub, Nadia; Badea, Constantina; Besta, Tomasz; Butera, Fabrizio; Costa-Lopes, Rui; Cui, Lijuan; Fantini, Carole; Finchilescu, Gillian; Gaertner, Lowell; Gollwitzer, Mario; Gómez, Ángel; González, Roberto; Hong, Ying‐yi; Jensen, Dorthe Høj; Karasawa, Minoru; Kessler, Thomas; Klein, Olivier; Lima, Marcus Eugênio Oliveira; Mähönen, Tuuli Anna; Megevand, Laura; Morton, Thomas A.; Paladino, Maria Paola; Pólya, Tibor; Ruža, Aleksejs; Shahrazad, Wan; Sharma, Sanjay; Torres, Ana Raquel Rosas; Bles, Anne Marthe van der; Wohl, Michael J. A.

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“…Anomie is used to describe societies experiencing upheaval and instability as a result of war or revolution (Heydari, Teymoori, Haghish, & Mohamadi, ) but also due to rapid economic changes or crises (Messner & Rosenfeld, ). Teymoori and colleagues () proposed a conception of anomie as a reflection of the state of society in the minds of individuals, specifically the view that the social and political conditions in society are falling apart and that there is a lack of trust and moral standards. Neoliberal policies often include cuts to social security and benefits and make demands on the flexibility and mobility of the workforce in the name of individual responsibility and self‐reliance.…”

Section: The Rise Of Neoliberalismmentioning

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“…Teymoori et al. () found that anomie was linked to disidentification from the superordinate group, in their case measured as national identification. They concluded that the superordinate group is seen as a source of negative identity because it does not successfully manage social harmony.…”

Section: The Rise Of Neoliberalismmentioning

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“…Since anomie has been linked to lower life‐satisfaction and hopelessness as well as threat (Teymoori et al., ), we included a broad measure of negative reactions including perceived threat and unfairness of a neoliberal society and the corresponding emotions sadness and hopelessness.…”

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Exposure to Neoliberalism Increases Resentment of the Elite via Feelings of Anomie and Negative Psychological Reactions

Hartwich

Becker

2019

Journal of Social Issues

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For several decades now, neoliberalism has been the dominant economic and political ideology throughout large parts of the world. In many places, its rise has gone hand in hand with growing social inequality and a cultural emphasis on individualism and competition. Lately, concerns are being raised about the effects of these developments on politics and societies. The renewed rise of populism in Europe, the United States, and other countries has been attributed to economic insecurity among the working and middle classes by politicians, journalists, and academics alike. Similarly, the spread of nationalist and anti-immigration sentiments is frequently interpreted as a result of fears over job security and perceived competition in a hostile economic climate. We examined the effect of neoliberalism on two types of prejudice (anti-elitism and anti-immigrant prejudice) across two studies in Germany (N = 198) and the UK (N = 173). Results show that priming neoliberalism leads to higher levels of anti-elitism but not anti-immigrant prejudice and that this effect is mediated by anomie and negative psychological reactions (feelings of threat, unfairness, and hopelessness). Thus, our research suggests that while neoliberalism is linked to lower social cohesion and increased outgroup derogation, this is not primarily directed against disadvantaged social groups but against those at the top.With neoliberal economics on the rise and social in equality increasing in large parts of the world, the question of how these developments are affecting societies and their political climates is becoming more and more urgent. As Fritsche and

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Exposure to Neoliberalism Increases Resentment of the Elite via Feelings of Anomie and Negative Psychological Reactions

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Becker

2019

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“…Al no poder la sociedad regular las pasiones individuales, aparece el suicidio anómico, muestra de que las dinámicas que carecen de reglamentación y no se vinculan con las condiciones propias de la vida social a las que deben responder, no pueden evitar colisionar dolorosamente. Por esto, Reyes (2016) Existe una amplia gama de instrumentos que se han desarrollado para medir la anomia, e incluso hoy en día todavía se siguen desarrollando (Fandiño, Souza, Formiga, Menezes, & Bentes, 2015;Levina & Mārtinsone, 2017;Teymoori, 2016;Teymoori et al, 2016). Uno de los primeros instrumentos que se desarrollaron fue la Escala de Srole (1956), la cual se aproxima a la anomia desde los diversos aspectos psicológicos relacionados con ésta (Vera, Camino, Formiga, Yáñez & Bautista, 2013).…”

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Escalas de anomia social: Confiabilidad y estructura factorial en una muestra colombiana

Cortazar

2018

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“…for the study of group processes are discussed. 4 The data of Study 3, the international survey, was collected by our colleagues who are co-authors of this manuscript that has been recently published in PLOS ONE: Teymoori, A., Jetten, J., Bastian, B., Ariyanto, A., Autin, F., Ayub, N., Badea, C., Besta, T., Butera, F., Costa-Lopes, R., Cui, L., Fantini, C., Finchilescu, G., Gaertner, L., Gollwitzer, M., Gómez, A., González, R., Hong, Y., Jensen, D., Karasawa, M., Kessler, T., Klein, O., Lima, M., Mähönen, T., Megevand, L., Morton, T., Paladino, P., Polya, T., Ruza, A., Shahrazad, W., Sharma, S., Torres, A., van der Bles, A., & Wohl, M. (2016). Revisiting the measurement of anomie.…”

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The Psychology of Anomie

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In sociology, anomie refers to a state of society characterized by chaos, the eroding of social regulation and moral values. Drawing upon recent developments in psychology, this thesis presents an analysis of anomie as a psychological construct. More specifically, this thesis aims to develop: a) a psychological conceptualization of anomie, b) a psycho-social analysis of the processes through which anomie leads to psychological outcomes, c) a social psychological conceptualization of individuals' responses to a high anomie contexts, d) a valid and reliable scale to measure anomie, and e) a cross-cultural examination of predictions that are derived from our conceptual framework of anomie.First, we present a historical overview of theoretical and empirical work on anomie (Chapter 2). The historical overview helps us to identify the contentious areas and longstanding problems in anomie literature requiring further development. We extend the theorizing on anomie by developing a psychological conceptualization of anomie (Chapter 3). As a psychological construct, we define anomie as the collective subjective perception about the state of society encompassing two conditions: the breakdown of social fabric (i.e., lack of trust and moral decline) and the breakdown in leadership (i.e., lack of legitimacy and effectiveness). This third chapter also examines individuals' responses to anomie. This is important to overcome the limitations of existing literature which typically conflates anomie with its outcomes. We argue that the primary psychological effect of anomie is the failure to satisfy four fundamental human needs including a need for a meaningful life, a need for self-esteem, a need to belong, and a need to have a sense of personal and collective control.We argue that there are two key responses to an anomic situation: a contraction of the personal self and a contraction of the social self. Contraction of personal self describes the detrimental consequences of anomie for personal well-being and the way it propels individuals to adopt control-restoring strategies such as authoritarianism. Contraction of social self refers to withdrawal from, and disidentification with, the superordinate group, thereby influencing the way individuals engage and interact with their social world. We argue that contraction of social self manifests itself as tribalism, a response whereby individuals withdraw from superordinate groups (trust becomes bounded) and turn to smaller groups on which they project familial ties.In order to enable an empirical examination of the conceptual framework of the psychology of anomie, we first develop a new measure, Perception of Anomie Scale (PAS, see Chapter 4). We operationalize anomie as a perception of the state of society encompassing two dimensions: perceived breakdown of social fabric and perceived breakdown of leadership. We present the evidence for the validity of the newly developed scale of PAS across six studies. Studies 1a (N = 199, first year psychology students from Australia) and 1b...

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Revisiting the Measurement of Anomie

Cited by 89 publications

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Exposure to Neoliberalism Increases Resentment of the Elite via Feelings of Anomie and Negative Psychological Reactions

Exposure to Neoliberalism Increases Resentment of the Elite via Feelings of Anomie and Negative Psychological Reactions

Escalas de anomia social: Confiabilidad y estructura factorial en una muestra colombiana

The Psychology of Anomie

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