NCJ Number
18630
Date Published
1939
Length
432 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSES THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOCIOLOGY AND LAW, ETHICS AND LAW, POWER AND LAW, ALONG WITH THE VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUNCTIONS OF LAW IN DIFFERENT STAGES AND CHARACTERS OF CULTURE.
Abstract
LAW AS A CENTRAL PART OF THE STRUCTURE OF A SOCIETY IS DISCUSSED. THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF LAW AS A DISTINCT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE IS TREATED. THE NATURE AND STRUCTURES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF POWER ARE ANALYZED. THE FINAL SECTION OF THE BOOK DISCUSSES LAW UNDER THE CATEGORIES OF LEGAL EQUILIBRIUM, CHANGES IN LAW, DIFFERENTIATION AND INTEGRATION OF LAW, THE INTEGRATION OF LAW IN CULTURE, LEGAL DISEQUILIBRIUM AND LEGAL DISINTEGRATION, AND THE VINDICATION OF LAW.