Mafia in the Mirror of Sociology

2004. Vol. 5. No. 3. P. 16–34 [issue contents]

Mafia is the most popular topic in the cinema and literature. The paper covers the historical and cultural background of mafia and its cultural and organizational forms. Particularly it tells about Italian and American mafias. The research is based on the sociological assumptions

Citation: Volkov Vadim V (2004) Mafiya v zerkale sotsiologii [Mafia in the Mirror of Sociology] Economic Sociology, 3, pp. 16-34 (in Russian)

Keywords: organized crime; mafia; subculture; mafia as economic organization

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Mafia in the Mirror of Sociology