SOCI 275 - Enacting the Law

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS

The sociology of law studies how our everyday understandings both underpin and conflict with legal professionals and institutions. You need no previous legal knowledge – we use the legal knowledge you already possess to examine why claims of justice and equality often fail in practice and how legal reforms frequently have unintended consequences. Assignments include reading legal documents, conducting interviews, and observing legal proceedings – the formal and informal ways law gets enacted every day. Enrollment limit: 25.
Instructor: G. Mattson