LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pet Peeve, Legal Positivism, Legal Realism

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8 May 2016
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Consensus (durkheim, parsons & functionalism: the way in which societies are held together, vision of society which is a society held to together by shared values, joint understanding and mutual agreement. Society is like a living organism (like the body), there are functions that need to be carried out by different groups break down. If one decides to break down, the whole thing beings to. Relatively sable system held together by consensus on values (shared culture?) Conflict is minimized and seen as needless (inefficient) Conflict engaged in by groups who do not yet recognize or understand. No longer harmony, this is seen as a huge problem their common interest (criminals? outsiders?) They are seen as not valuing their role in society. Law is a neutral framework to mirror and ensure a set of shared values and goals that support and strengthen social order and social stability: promotes and stabilizes society.

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