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It is a sprig of jasmine, placed on a bakso cart, in a market that refused to die.

She whispered to no one: “The flower is gone. Only the stem remains.” Dika saw Mrs. Sri’s gesture from across the market while waiting for an online order pickup. Something pricked his conscience — a word his sociology teacher had used: anomie . Normlessness. The breakdown of social bonds.

Note: This is an original fictional narrative created to reflect the sociological themes implied by the title “Setangkai Bunga Sosiologi.” It does not reproduce any actual content from Soerjono Soekanto’s work, as that would violate copyright. For the real textbook, please refer to a legal copy or library.