Anomie in university students: MCBU case

Norm is the behavior expected from the individual by other members of the community in the face of certain events. Normlessness, anomie, is the state that these norms are not clear. The fact that the norms that connect individuals with the society and perform the compass function lose their functions, results in the individual not knowing how to behave in the face of certain events. Although the norms have drawn an imaginary circle that restricts the freedom of individuals and determines the behavior of the individual, it also provides individuals with the opportunity to freedom in that circle. It seems that the ties of university students with freedom often result in ignoring this circle. Perceptions of individuals, especially university students, towards society constitute an important position for the future and sustainability of society. At this point, the research aimed to determine whether university students have an anomic attitudes and which independent variables these attitudes are related to. Research is a descriptive quantitative field research. At Manisa Celal Bayar University, 400 students were identified as samples and all were surveyed. The data collected were evaluated through the SPSS.26 program. In the first part of the study, a framework of concepts and theories used in research on anomy was created. In the second part, the reflections of anomie are discussed in the modern and postmodern society, and studies and discussions in the literature are included in this direction. The last part of the research constitutes field research. In the research, it was reached that the participants experienced moderate anomies. The situation with a high level of anomie is seen at the anomie levels of the leaders who connect the participants with the community. The situation in which the participants experience low levels of anomy is related to the norms and values for the family institution. When examining independent variables and anomie levels, it was concluded that there is a meaningful relationship between religiousness levels and identified identities and anomie levels.