SOC323H5 Lecture 10: SOC323-lecture 10.docx
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Social marginality: some conclusions of ewick and sibley. Problems identified by women and racial minority situations most likely to be defined as minor, trivial or personal (ie/. They then started to interpret these as minor themselves. Problems experienced by socially marginal persons failed to find expression within dominant legal narratives and structure. These ppl are cognizant of the inability of legal concepts to capture their experience. A lot of these instances of racism and discrimination do not get raised. The ones that we do focus on, don"t emerge in the courtroom. Many blacks respondents described situations they had experienced discrimination (ie. / in the workplace but resultant to call it discriminatory) Researcher must be able to follow up on questions, not just ask to ask. Ways ideas about and understandings of law develop. By not asking about law explicitly you get understanding of what law means to ppl and how it shapes their identity.
