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Law and society : an introduction / Steven E. Barkan.

New York : Routledge, 2018Edition: Second editionDescription: ix, 267 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • text
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781138299610
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version: Law and society
Contents:
The social nature and significance of law -- Understanding law and society -- Families and types of law -- Law and dispute processing -- Law and social control -- Law and social change -- Law and inequality -- The legal profession -- Courts and juries.
Summary: "This multidisciplinary undergraduate text draws on the work of anthropologists, historians, law professors, political scientists, psychologists, and sociologists to outline how law is an essential social institution that shapes society, while also being shaped by it. This second edition represents a thorough update and revision of the first edition. It incorporates the latest law and society research relevant to the book's topics, with dozens of new references, along with many up-to-date examples of law and society issues gleaned from newsworthy events"--Provided by publisher.Other editions: Revision of: Barkan, Steven E., 1951-. Law and society : an introduction
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Reading Room Books and Pamphlets Reading Room Books and Pamphlets Main Campus Reserve Book Collection Reserve Book Collection RBC 340.115 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 082720
Overnight Books and Pamphlets Overnight Books and Pamphlets Main Campus Reserve Book Collection Reserve Book Collection RBC 340.115 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 082721

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The social nature and significance of law -- Understanding law and society -- Families and types of law -- Law and dispute processing -- Law and social control -- Law and social change -- Law and inequality -- The legal profession -- Courts and juries.

"This multidisciplinary undergraduate text draws on the work of anthropologists, historians, law professors, political scientists, psychologists, and sociologists to outline how law is an essential social institution that shapes society, while also being shaped by it. This second edition represents a thorough update and revision of the first edition. It incorporates the latest law and society research relevant to the book's topics, with dozens of new references, along with many up-to-date examples of law and society issues gleaned from newsworthy events"--Provided by publisher.

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