Law/Society: Origins, Interactions, and Change

by John R. Sutton

Foundations of the Sociology of Law provides a conceptual framework for thinking about the full range of topics within the sociology of law discipline. The contrasts normative and sociological perspectives on law; presents a primer on the logic of research and inference as applied to law related issues; examines theories of legal change; and discusses law in action with specific reference to civil rights legislation.

Genres: Law

320 pages, Paperback

First published December 22, 2000

Reviews

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great reader on the origins and policy implications of the law and society field, but I would really love for future editions to better organize points through more charts/diagrams. A text as dense as this could really use quick guides of some sort for legal scholars' use.

[Andrew Gagne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Despite being out of print, this book holds interesting insides into the formation of laws.

[César Hernández · Rating 2 out of 5]

interesting topic, painful reading.

[Lachelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing like reading a text book!