SOC216H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Factory Acts, Symbolic Power, Bruce Western
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What is sociology of law: social facts. Is it because it is the most frequently used?, etc. Is it because of social movements: the study of the behaviour of legal groups. 3 diferent kinds of law : law on the books. Not just about crime (also civil law, regulations: law in action. Police, courts, prisons: the gap between the two. When people who engaged in drug use are not changed because they were not found, or wasn"t reported. It is also like a game because it doesn"t really matter who wins: the important thing is that the game is played in a consistent and fair way. Legal professionals make the rules, call the plays, and own the skills that are necessary to win a case. Legal theorists may acknowledge that law must adapt to changing social circumstances, but they are not very interested in how legal change or legal action is inluenced by its social context.
