PPAS 4070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Conflict Theories

• School: York University
• Department: Public Policy and Administration Studies
• Course: PPAS 4070
• Professor: Naomi Couto

Document Summary

Trevino stated that histories are very powerful, and it was written primarily by white men, within it embodies particular view. Sociology looks at how lawyers are the experts because of their language, any institution with a monopoly on language they are elite, the sociology of law questions how we move through these institutions. Trevino speaks on the social contract that it is an ideological tool used, no human born into society agree to this contract, it does not physically exist but it is ideological. Putting yourself into different perspectives and rationalities to understand different situations and issues. Says that majority of the population share similar values, The theory that says don"t rock the boat, things will come in time, Sociology of law mainly comes out of big cities. Durkeim states that when people are comfortable with each other, rules and order in place fits well, Durkheim says you have to give people something to believe in their nation,