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Law and Society

by: Vago, Steven

Law and Society

by: Vago, Steven

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9780132318853
ISBN 10:
0132318857
Edition: 9th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Law and Society, 9th edition provides an informative, balanced and comprehensive analysis of the interplay between law and society. This text presents an overview of the most advanced interdisciplinary and international research, theoretical advances, ongoing debates and controversies. It raises new levels of awareness on the structure and functions of law and legal systems and the principal players in the legal arena and their impact on our lives.

Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Overview	p. 2
Definitions of Law	p. 8
Types of Law	p. 11
Major Legal Systems	p. 12
Romano-Germanic System	p. 13
Common-Law System	p. 13
Socialist Legal System	p. 13
Islamic Legal System	p. 17
Functions of Law	p. 19
Social Control	p. 19
Dispute Settlement	p. 20
Social Change	p. 21
Dysfunctions of Law	p. 22
Paradigms of Society	p. 23
The Consensus Perspective	p. 24
The Conflict Perspective	p. 25
Options for Sociologists	p. 27
Summary	p. 28
Suggested Further Readings	p. 30
References	p. 32
Theoretical Perspectives	p. 39
Evolution of Legal Systems	p. 40
Primitive Legal Systems	p. 42
Transitional Legal Systems	p. 43
Modern Legal Systems	p. 45
Theories of Law and Society	p. 46
The European Pioneers	p. 47
Classical Sociological Theorists	p. 50
Sociolegal Theorists	p. 55
Contemporary Law and Society Theorists	p. 59
Current Intellectual Movements in Law	p. 63
The Functionalist Approach	p. 63
Conflict and Marxist Approaches	p. 66
Critical Legal Studies Movement	p. 68
Feminist Legal Theory	p. 69
Critical Race Theory	p. 73
Summary	p. 75
Suggested Further Readings	p. 77
References	p. 80
The Organization of Law	p. 89
Courts	p. 89
Dispute Categories	p. 90
The Organization of Courts	p. 92
Participants in Court Processes	p. 94
The Flow of Litigation	p. 113
Criminal Cases	p. 113
Civil Proceedings	p. 120
Legislatures	p. 120
Conflict-Management Functions	p. 121
Integrative Functions	p. 121
The Organization of Legislatures	p. 122
Participants in the Legislative Process	p. 123
Administrative Agencies	p. 128
The Organization of Administrative Agencies	p. 130
The Administrative Process	p. 132
Law Enforcement Agencies	p. 135
The Organization of Law Enforcement Agencies	p. 139
Police Discretion	p. 143
Summary	p. 146
Suggested Further Readings	p. 148
References	p. 151
Lawmaking	p. 163
Perspectives on Lawmaking	p. 163
Legislation	p. 166
Administrative Lawmaking	p. 168
Administrative Rulemaking	p. 168
Administrative Adjudication	p. 170
Judicial Lawmaking	p. 170
Lawmaking by Precedents	p. 172
The Interpretation of Statutes	p. 173
The Interpretation of Constitutions	p. 174
Influences on the Lawmaking Process	p. 175
Interest Groups	p. 175
Public Opinion	p. 178
Lawmaking and Social Science	p. 181
Sources of Impetus for Law	p. 184
Detached Scholarly Diagnosis	p. 184
A Voice from the Wilderness	p. 186
Protest Activity	p. 187
Social Movements	p. 188
Public-Interest Groups	p. 189
The Mass Media	p. 191
Summary	p. 194
Suggested Further Readings	p. 195
References	p. 197
Law and Social Control	p. 203
Informal Social Controls	p. 204
Formal Social Controls	p. 207
Criminal Sanctions	p. 208
Discord over the Death Penalty	p. 213
Civil Commitment	p. 224
Crimes Without Victims	p. 227
Drug Addiction	p. 228
Prostitution	p. 234
Gambling	p. 236
White-Collar Crime	p. 241
Social Control of Dissent	p. 246
Administrative Law and Social Control	p. 251
Licensing	p. 252
Inspection	p. 253
Threat of Publicity	p. 254
Summary	p. 255
Suggested Further Readings	p. 257
References	p. 261
Law and Dispute Resolution	p. 271
A Note on Terminology	p. 271
Methods of Dispute Resolution	p. 273
Primary Resolution Processes	p. 275
Hybrid Resolution Processes	p. 280
Demands for Court Services in Dispute Resolution	p. 284
Variations in Litigation Rates	p. 289
Prerequisites for the Use of Courts in Dispute Resolution	p. 296
A Typology of Litigants	p. 298
Disputes Between Individuals	p. 299
Disputes Between Individuals and Organizations	p. 305
Law as a Method of Dispute Resolution in Academe	p. 307
The Courts as Collection Agencies	p. 311
Disputes Between Organizations	p. 314
Public-Interest Law Firms in Environmental Disputes	p. 316
Summary	p. 318
Suggested Further Readings	p. 320
References	p. 322
Law and Social Change	p. 331
Reciprocity Between Law and Social Change	p. 332
Social Changes as Causes of Legal Changes	p. 334
Law as an Instrument of Social Change	p. 337
The Efficacy of Law as an Instrument of Social Change	p. 341
Advantages of Law in Creating Social Change	p. 342
Legitimate Authority	p. 343
The Binding Force of Law	p. 345
Sanctions	p. 346
Limitations of Law in Creating Social Change	p. 348
Law as a Policy Instrument	p. 350
Morality and Values	p. 351
Resistance to Change	p. 354
Social Factors	p. 355
Psychological Factors	p. 357
Cultural Factors	p. 360
Economic Factors	p. 361
Summary	p. 362
Suggested Further Readings	p. 363
References	p. 364
The Legal Profession	p. 370
Background	p. 370
The Professionalization of Lawyers	p. 371
The Evolution of the American Legal Profession	p. 375
The Profession Today	p. 381
Where the Lawyers Are	p. 385
Private Practice	p. 385
Government	p. 390
Private Employment	p. 391
Judiciary	p. 392
Lawyers and Money	p. 393
Competition for Business	p. 401
Legal Services for the Poor and the Not So Poor	p. 406
Law Schools	p. 410
Socialization into the Profession	p. 418
Bar Admission	p. 422
Bar Associations as Interest Groups	p. 425
Professional Discipline	p. 428
Summary	p. 432
Suggested Further Readings	p. 434
References	p. 437
Researching Law in Society	p. 447
Methods of Inquiry	p. 447
Historical Methods	p. 449
Observational Methods	p. 451
Experimental Methods	p. 453
Survey Methods	p. 456
The Impact of Sociology on Social Policy	p. 458
Contributions of Sociology to Policy Recommendations	p. 459
Contributions of Sociology to Enacted Policy	p. 463
Evaluation Research and Impact Studies	p. 465
Summary	p. 470
Suggested Further Readings	p. 472
References	p. 473
Index	p. 479
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