The social construction of deviance: “problematisa- tion” of problem

Abstract: 
In this article the author examines different kinds of deviance (crime, organised crime, corruption, narcotism, terrorism, homosexuality, pornography and prostitution) as social constructions. Author calls the subjects, stages and consequences of social designing.

For citation: Gilinsky Y.I. The social construction of deviance: “problematisa- tion” of problem. St. Petersburg Sociology Today. 2009. N. 1. P. 327-344.

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