失范是缺乏凝聚力和秩序，特別是在規範和價值觀念的社會條件。 If norms are defined ambiguously or are enforced in a haphazard or arbitrary way or if a disaster such as war disrupts the usual pattern of social life and creates a situation in which it is unclear just what norms apply, then anomie or "normlessness" can result.