SOC 4055
Law, Inequality and Social Change
Course Description
Prerequisites
6 credits of Sociology, including SOC 3120 - Sociology Research Methods, or instructor permission
Disciplines
Social & Economic Systems, Second Writing
This course will consider the social-science perspective on law and legal institutions; theories of laws and legal institutions that trace their origin to social consensus or social inequality; how social inequality influences how people think about law, why they obey it, and whether they mobilize it to resolve disputes; and whether law is an effective tool for social change. Prerequisites: 6 credits of Sociology, including SOC 3120 - Sociology Research Methods, or instructor permission.