SOCL 4471 Chapter : SOCL 4471
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Natural law approach- assumes the existence of certain fundamental & universal moral principals that establish absolute standards of justice. Law is valid to the extent to which it measures up to this heightened standard (moral ideal) What"s your authority for making laws? : what"s a legitimate means of authority in our society?. , we the people (we elect, authorize these representatives to make, validate, authorize these laws), us constitution. Oliver wendell holmes- (was a law scholar, not a sociologist) there is a difference between law on the books and law in action : said law acts- law is a behavioral system, law is what people do. All institutions in society are inter-related; change in one causes change in other. Law as an institution (all societies change!) a macro look into law & society. Basically saying that societies change, an evolutionary outlook on sociology. When looking at our society in 2012, we see it looks nothing like 2k y/ago differentiation.
