Bloggers in Iran have been sentenced to death after their online writings displeased the government. This is an example of the anomie theory of deviance.

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Anomie theory of deviance, proposed by Emile Durkheim, suggests that deviance occurs when there is a disconnection between societal goals and the methods available to achieve those goals, leading to normlessness. The situation described is more about authoritarian control and suppression of free speech rather than anomie.

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