[COMM 315] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (79 pages long!)
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Law is a set of rules and guidelines that society in general has accepted as a way of living and conducting itself the laws and enforces them. Laws are created to keep order, to protect us, and to provide structure. Society traditionally sets the rules and the government passes. )t"s a set of rules to govern our social interactions and provide us with basic rights and protection. When society was formed, people needed rules to feel protected as well as a certain sense of stability. Communities set up certain rules and behaviors considered acceptable and proper for members of that particular community. This collection of rules formed the system of laws for that group. Law establishes and enforces standards of conduct in communities and tells people what behavior is acceptable and thereby reduces friction between citizens. Law ensures security it keeps the peace and minimizes disruptions of the equilibrium in.