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Institutional Anomie Theory

Institutional Anomie Theory. How much do we trust other people?. People will lie if they can get away with it. . % Agree. *Kanter and Mirvis (1989). People claim to have ethical standards but few stick to them when money is at stake. % Agree. *Kanter and Mirvis (1989).

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Institutional Anomie Theory

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  1. Institutional Anomie Theory

  2. How much do we trust other people?

  3. People will lie if they can get away with it. % Agree *Kanter and Mirvis (1989)

  4. People claim to have ethical standards but few stick to them when money is at stake. % Agree *Kanter and Mirvis (1989)

  5. An unselfish person is taken advantage of in today’s world. % Agree *Kanter and Mirvis (1989)

  6. Family Education What institutions in society encourage us to look out for ourselves? For one another? Economy Politics Religion

  7. Messner and Rosenfeld (1994)Institutional Anomie Theory • Institutional balance of power • Economy, family, education, polity • Institutional anomie (imbalance) • Economic values permeate and weaken other institutions and their social values • Increases anomie: sense of normlessness • Reduces social controls over behavior

  8. Institutional Anomie Theory Economic values penetrate non- economic institutions Communitarian values and social bonds are weakened Social controls over behavior are reduced

  9. Institutional Anomie Theoryin a Nutshell • Economic values penetrate and weaken non-economic institutions leading to lower levels of social control over self-serving behaviors, including deviance & crime

  10. Policy Implication of Institutional Anomie Theory • Foster an institutional balance of power • Strengthen non-economic social institutions and the communitarian values they transmit

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