... a new situation where they are unsure of the conditions and expectations and the rules which govern this new situation (Durkheim, 1952 p147) It is not only unfortunate circumstances which put an individual in this situation, it can also be fortune, which leaves no limits, and hence the individual becomes disillusioned and unsettled, as they have left their old regulated ways and they are now in an unstable situation where they cannot predict the future. They often feel unaccepted by their new state and also from what they were used to. Anomic suicide is often attributed to either economic boom or depression. In a depression the individual is catapulted to a position below what they are used to, they are often no longer able to afford the comforts and luxuries that they once had, they need to learn to cutback (Durkheim, 1952 p252). They are now in a period of unbalance, ...

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