But water scarcity sure causes dislocation, ethnic tension, impoverishment, social anomy, and a host of other ills.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Emerging Water Wars] Reference

” The question is whether anomy is the demise of old standards, values, purpose or ideals, the labor pains of new ones, or both.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: At least the UU blogosphere is growing...] Reference

Conversely, they tend to develop a state of anomy, callousness, apathy, contempt and disregard in relation to the welfare of others when it is not in one's own interest to support them.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Rejecting "The System"] Reference

Apathy and anomy replace ideology, and only wish for change and personal freedom remain. 70% of Iranian population is now below 30, moral corruption is rampant, and regime is ripe for collapse.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

And David Soliday has discovered "anomy".    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: At least the UU blogosphere is growing...] Reference

Otherwise they will self destruct and cause others outside the immediate theatre of anomy some disquiet.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Determinism actually makes the case for anomy, a lack of all rules of behavior, so everything from totalitarian tyranny to anarchy is justifiable, and those justifications are all also irrelevant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Porcupine blog] Reference