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Law/Society: Origins, Interactions, and Change
Author(s): John R. Sutton (Author)
- Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
- Publication Date: December 27, 2000
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 0761987053
- ISBN-13: 9780761987055
Book Description
A core text for the Law and Society or Sociology of Law course offered in Sociology, Criminal Justice, Political Science, and Schools of Law. · John Sutton offers an explicitly analytical perspective to the subject – how does law change? What makes law more or less effective in solving social problems? What do lawyers do? · Chapter 1 contrasts normative and sociological perspectives on law, and presents a brief primer on the logic of research and inference as it is applied to law related issues. · Theories of legal change are discussed within a common conceptual framework that highlights the explantory strengths and weaknesses of different arguments. · Discussions of “law in action” are explicitly comparative, applying a consistent model to explain the variable outcomes of civil rights legislation. · Many concrete, in-depth examples throughout the chapters.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“I think this book is going to be major contribution to the sociology of law. The balance between theory and substance, always a problem in this field, is very nice.”
— Lauren Edelman
“I look forward to using this book in my undergraduate sociology of law course.”
— Celesta Albonetti
About the Author
He is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He teaches and does research on law, crime and punishment, and organizations. His research tends to be concerned with change over time in legal systems, organizational structures and practices, and institutional fields.
