Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Law and Society

CRJS 3086  Law and Society

Prerequisites:

SOCI 1015 or SOCI 1016

Antirequisites:

SOCI 3085, SOCI 3086

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

Students investigate the role of law in social control and how this changes over time and across different cultures. Sociological theories of law are examined in depth, including the functions of law, cultural sources of law and law as an instrument of power and inequality. This course may be credited towards Sociology. This course may be credited towards Social Welfare and Social Development.