The concept anomie can be defined as: a. a person's beliefs and ideology are in conflict with her best interests. b. a situation in which society no longer has the support of a firm collective consciousness. c. how strongly a person is connected to his or her social group. d. when one or more of an individual's roles clash.

I believe the answer is: b.A situation in which society no longer has the support of a firm collective consciousness.

During anomie, members of society no longer held a certain standard that applicable to all members. This lead to the conflict between several groups in society, and commonly associated with widely different ideology between these groups.

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