Sociology of Law

3 Credits

Students will be introduced to sociological theories and frameworks used to examine how the law shapes society and how society shapes the law. Students will explore various approaches to jurisprudence influenced by sociology and investigate: how different social theorists have interpreted the role of law in society, whose interests the law serves, and the law's role in societal transformation. The course will enable students to understand how the law influences and is influenced by power, social change, legitimacy, compliance, deterrence, social reproduction, and inequality (including race, class, gender, and sexuality).