IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives
Chapter 3: The Organization of Law
Chapter 4: Lawmaking
Chapter 5: Law and Social Control
Chapter 6: Law and Dispute Resolution
Chapter 7: Law and Social Change
Chapter 8: The Legal Profession
Chapter 9: Researching Law in Society
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
CHAPTER 1. Introduction
Overview
Definitions of Law
Types of Law
Major Legal Systems
Functions of Law
Dysfunctions of Law
Paradigms of Society
Options for Sociologists
Summary
Suggested Further Readings
References
CHAPTER 2. Theoretical Perspectives
The Evolution of Legal Systems
Theories of Law and Society
Current Intellectual Movements in Law
Summary
Suggested Further Readings
References
CHAPTER 3. The Organization of Law
Courts
Legislatures
Administrative Agencies
Law Enforcement Agencies
Summary
Suggested Further Readings
References
CHAPTER 4. Lawmaking
Perspectives on Lawmaking
Legislation
Administrative Lawmaking
Judicial Lawmaking
Influences on the Lawmaking Process
Sources of Impetus for Law
Summary
Suggested Further Readings
References
CHAPTER 5. Law and Social Control
Informal Social Controls
Formal Social Controls
Crimes Without Victims
White-Collar Crime
Social Control of Dissent
Administrative Law and Social Control
Summary
Suggested Further Readings
References
CHAPTER 6. Law and Dispute Resolution
A Note on Terminology
Methods of Dispute Resolution
Demands for Court Services in Dispute Resolution
Prerequisites for the Use of Courts in Dispute Resolution
A Typology of Litigants
Disputes Between Individuals
Disputes Between Individuals and Organizations
Disputes Between Organizations
Summary
Suggested Further Readings
References
CHAPTER 7. Law and Social Change
Reciprocity Between Law and Social Change
Social Changes as Causes of Legal Changes
Law as an Instrument of Social Change
Advantages of Law in Creating Social Change
Limitations of Law in Creating Social Change
Resistance to Change
Summary
Suggested Further Readings
References
CHAPTER 8. The Legal Profession
Background
The Professionalization of Lawyers
The Evolution of the American Legal Profession
The Profession Today
Where the Lawyers Are
Lawyers and Money
Competition for Business
Legal Systems for the Poor and Not So Poor
Law Schools
Bar Admission
Professional Discipline
Summary
Suggested Further Readings
References
CHAPTER 9. Researching Law in Society
Methods of Inquiry
The Impact of Sociology on Social Policy
Evaluation Research and Impact Studies
Summary
Suggested Further Readings
References
