Socrates was born in 470 BCE, Greece. He led a relatively uneventful life (as far as philosophy is concerned) until Chaerephon asked the oracle at Delphi if there was any man wiser than Socrates. The oracle replied that no one was wiser than him. Socrates spent the remainder of his life searching for someone wiser than himself. In his search Socrates conversed with both the high and low society of ancient Greece. Socrates used lines of simple questions and analogies to fully comprehend the subject at hand, often proving the lack of wisdom in his "wise" contemporaries.
Socrates gained numerous enemies from his conversations, yet he also gained a following mostly comprised of youths (I imagine they found it entertaining that Socrates made fools of the high-class individuals.). Socrates" enemies charged after they had grown abundant and powerful enough. Supposedly, the way Socrates corrupted the youth is he made them disbelieve in the gods: " They repeat stock charges against all philosophers, and say that they investigates things in the air and under the earth, and that [Socrates] teaches people to disbelieve in the gods, and to make the worse argument appear the stronger" (Plato, Apology, line 23D-E). Socrates was found guilty of the charges and sentenced to death. .
The culture of Ancient Greece, and their corresponding beliefs, is nowhere near the diversity of most modern cultures. With the great mass of people living on this Earth, anything could be "corrupt" - only depends on whom is asked. A devout Christian would in all likelihood disapprove of teaching atheistic views, whereas an atheist might feel contrarily.
Religious views, or the lack thereof, generally do not command one's actions entirely. A much more damaging corruptor exists today: the media. The constant support of materialism, hedonism, and perfection-as-standard might be breeding a greedy, impulsive, unadjusted generation.
