Which of the following would be an example of anomie?

A. An individual loses a job, a fortune, and a family during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
B. An individual wins a lottery and gives a considerable amount of her winnings to several charities that are important to her.
C. An individual takes a shortcut to school and gets lost.
D. All of these answers are correct.


Answer: A

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