Law and Society Today / Riaz Tejani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tejani, Riaz, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociological jurisprudence--History.

Sociological jurisprudence.

Sociological jurisprudence--United States--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (487 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Law and Society Today is a problem-oriented survey of sociolegal studies, with a unique emphasis on recent historical and political developments. Whereas other texts focus heavily on criminal procedure, this book foregrounds the significant changes of the 2000s and 2010s, including neoliberalism, migration, multiculturalism, and the large influence of law and economics in law teaching, policy debates, and judicial decision-making. Each chapter presents key concepts, real-world applications, and hypothetical problems that allow students to test comprehension. With an integrated approach to theory and practice and written in an accessible tone, this text helps students recognize the dynamic forces that shape the way the law is constructed and implemented, particularly how law drives social inequality.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction: Legal and Social Change

Chapter 2: Where Law Meets Society

Chapter 3: Comparative Legal Communities

Chapter 4: History

Chapter 5: Family

Chapter 6: Place

Chapter 7: Religion

Chapter 8: Class, Race, and Gender

Chapter 9: The Socialization of Lawyers

Chapter 10: Criminal and Civil Justice

Chapter 11: Justice and Popular Culture

Chapter 12: Art Forms

Chapter 13: Science and Technology

Chapter 14: Nature

Notes

List of cases

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520968400

0520968409

OCLC:

1097367185