SOC323H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Asteroid Family, Canadian Identity, Canadian Nationalism
Document Summary
The law in action and the law on the books. Elements of hockey that speak to canadian nationalism. Criminal law is not the end all and be all. Threat of cutting sponsorships to players bc of actions. Hiring of shanahan (regulates hits and what penalties are given) Look away from law to get at its role. How do ppl understand the meaning that law has. Can be based on ppls relationships (how do ppl see the law) Shared customs and habits (law is somehow shaped by these customs, it is beyond us, and it reflective of communities, locations and societies) Personal perceptions of identity (considered to be a mark of intelligence) Laws influence is in part derived from the customs of the ppl (top down law how does law impact society not how society impacts the law (bottom up law)) Look at ordinary ppl not located exclusively within legal contexts. Research agenda shifts to ways ppl respond to law,
