SOCL 4471 Chapter : SOCL 4471
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Socl 4471: sociology of law- exam 1:1/16/2015 7:39:00 pm. Law is an inherently social thing changes with the time & is created by people for people. Laws change & shift from generation to the generation. Hobbs def. of the law: just a statute, commanding those things that are honest & forbidding the contrary . Beliefs: a mental representation of a sentient being"s attitude toward the likelihood or truth of something. Social construction: what a group of people think is to be true, enough people in an area believe in something, it becomes a law. Durkheim"s moral code- instill rights/wrong in the community from the communities school however something"s that violate our moral code, may not be illegal. Beliefs: in relation to the law: regulate how we behave depending on, culture, media portrayal, inform broader knowledge. Normative standards of right & wrong; varies from place to place: incest is wrong, murder is wrong etc.
