This article examines the structural interconnection between processes of transition in human societies and the forms of corruption that emerge within and exert impact upon, them. Through an analytical engagement with the concept of transition and the nature of the corruption phenomenon, as well as with the points of genesis and typologies of transitional processes, the article elucidates the reasons underpinning the linkage between transitions and the forms of corruption. It further outlines the necessary scientific trajectory and methodological orientation required for such an analysis, together with the expected analytical outcomes. Finally, the article highlights the epistemic rationale and the professional role that a contemporary sociologist ought to assume, both in preparing populations for transitional processes and in managing the interrelation between these transitions and the forms of corruption within a given social polity.