Introduction

The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct.Each group, known as a "family", "clan", or "cosca". However, the term "mafia" has become a generic term for any organized criminal network with similar structure, methods, and interests.

Historical background

Until the early 1980s, mafia was generally considered a unique Sicilian cultural attitude and form of power, excluding any corporate or organisational dimension.Some even used it as a defensive attempt to render the Mafia benign and romantic: not a criminal association, but the sum of Sicilian values that outsiders never will understand. Italian Mafia

On the following presentation you will find information of the historical background and the leaders of the "clans". Historical background presentation

Nowadays

New

 We have choosen this video, because it talks about the mafia. This film was really famous al around the world and gives a very real point of view of how mafia was a few years ago.

The problem

WHY AFFECTS US ? The mafia ( italian,chinese,russian..) affects us nowadays because they inspired young people to get their objectives with violence. Apart from that they traffic with many things such as drugs , people and so on. Mind map

Conclusion