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Anomie – a condition in which society provides little moral guidance to individuals Prince Humperdinck was given very little moral guidance by society. Instead of caring about his people and their wellbeing, he wants to go into war with and invade Guilder. He placed his wants above those of his people.

Social character – personality patterns common to members of a particular society The people of Florin all had commonalities that helped them fit into their society. The women wore dresses, which was typical for their time. The men were also dressed nicely and pretty much the same. Most of the characters had chivalry, which was important during that era.

Modernization – social patterns resulting from industrialization In the Pit of Despair, Count Rugen and the Albino have created a new machine, called the Machine. During that time, there wasn’t much technology so the Machine was fairly different. From the creation of that, they could easily move onto even more advanced technology.

Tradition-directedness: rigid conformity to time-honored ways of living Buttercup follows tradition by agreeing to be married off at her young age. She does as her parents tell her and what society expects of her. Being married off to a prince is very honoring and it is always expected to be accepted if a commoner is asked to marry a prince.

Division of labor: specialized economic activity There were different people selling different items at the market. They had begun to specialize in growing certain things on their farm. Some grew vegetables and others raised animals.

Disaster: an event, generally unexpected, that causes extensive harm to people and damage to property If Princess Buttercup was actually killed by a Guilder soldier than it would be considered a disaster to the people. They would lose their Princess and their Prince would need to find a new bride. They would also be forced into a war were many Florin men would die.