Sociological study of deviant behavior of homeless people in Russia

DOI

10.2991/ismge-19.2019.138How to use a DOI?

Keywords

socio-psychological portrait, marginality, deviant behavior, homeless

Abstract

One of the major problems of modern society is the deformation of the social structure. Social movement in terms of marginal situations ‘transitional’ creates marginal transitional status (positions), which are the determining factors of the marginal state, consciousness, and the behaviors of individuals and groups experiencing them. At the moment, and precisely individuals that have no fixed place of residence and employment, occupy marginalized position in society which, in return, leads to the degradation of the individuals. Currently there is no accurate nor a reliable statistic of the number of homeless people, due to the specific lifestyle, this category of people cannot be counted. This problem is undoubtedly relevant, since individuals with no fixed place of residence or employment, developed into a particular social group. This group is potentially criminal and socially dangerous. The purpose of this work - is to reveal the social portrait of individuals with no fixed place of residence and employment. The study revealed the main features of homeless people, the sources of its replenishment and the forms and methods of self-organization. The study has revealed the specifics of the recruitment of new members to this social community at the expense of old people remarried without legal registration. The main reason for people getting into this social group is alcoholism and its relation with family problems.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Igor Yurasov
AU  - Vera Batova
AU  - Vladimir Roganov
AU  - Dmitry Petrov
AU  - Marina Chircina
PY  - 2019/07
DA  - 2019/07
TI  - Sociological study of deviant behavior of homeless people in Russia
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Practical Conference "The Individual and Society in the Modern Geopolitical Environment" (ISMGE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 731
EP  - 736
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ismge-19.2019.138
DO  - 10.2991/ismge-19.2019.138
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