Sociologist robert merton introduced the term "anomie" into the sociological literature to describe a loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.

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The one that introduced the term anomie was emile durkheim, Merton only use Durkheim's notion of anomie and make a little adjustiment toward it, to explain the reason why people reject or accept a certain societal goal, whether by following socially acceptable means to fulfill their need or abandoning their life altogether.

early settlements on the subcontinent. both the indus and the ganges rivers carried rich silt from the mountains to the plains. when the rivers flooded, the silt spread over the plains and made the soil in the river valleys fertile for farming.

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