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Title Law in action : a socio-legal reader / by Stewart Macaulay, Lawrence M. Friedman, Elizabeth Mertz.
Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : Foundation Press ; [St. Paul, Minn.] : Thomson/West, 2007.

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 Law Library  KF 385 .A4 M34 2007    CHECKED IN
Description lv, 1042 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Summary "This text is designed for law students and for courses in legal studies programs. The reader deals in depth with the relationship between the legal system and its surrounding society, including such classic issues as the social sources of law and the impact of legal rules and institutions on society. Other chapters examine the role of judges and lawyers in the system and how culture and historical tradition help mold the legal systems of various societies. The book contains six chapters, each containing classic and contemporary readings on these subjects, with extensive notes and questions to guide the student."--Publisher's website.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages xvii-liv) and index.
Contents Introduction -- The legal system at work : what we know and how we know it -- The impact of society on law -- The impact of law on society -- The legal system as a social structure : structure, rules and roles -- Law, culture, and history.
Subject Law -- Social aspects -- United States.
Sociological jurisprudence.
Added Author Friedman, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Meir), 1930-
Mertz, Elizabeth.
ISBN 9781599410807
159941080X
OCLC # 166387097
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