Portland-State-University 2024-2025 Bulletin

Soc 417 Law & Society: The Sociology of Law

Examination of different sociological and sociolegal theories and empirical research on the social origins, processes, functions, and actors of the social reality known as law. Consideration of law as a social institution that shapes and is shaped by society, including how law reinforces and/or ameliorates class, gender, and racial inequalities as well as fundamental issues such as free speech and privacy.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Upper-division standing
  • Up one level
  • 400