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Law and Society Redefined George Pavlich (Professor, Department of Sociology, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta)

Law and Society Redefined By George Pavlich (Professor, Department of Sociology, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta)

Summary

Law and Society Redefined is a rigorous introduction to the sociology of law. Drawing on the foundational contributions of such prominent social theorists as Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Michel Foucault, this text uses social theory to explore the relationship between law and society.

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Law and Society Redefined Summary

Law and Society Redefined by George Pavlich (Professor, Department of Sociology, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta)

Written by one of Canada's most prominent socio-legal scholars, Law and Society Redefined is a comprehensive introduction to law and society. Drawing on the foundational contributions of such prominent social theorists as Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Michel Foucault, author George Pavlich uses social theory to explore the relationship between law and society. With extensive coverage of many of the most important topics in socio-legal studies, including morality, race, gender, and violence, the text questions the traditional definition of the 'sociology of law' to determine how the field has developed, while also examining the ideas and critiques that might redefine it in the future.

Law and Society Redefined Reviews

The main strength of [Law and Society Redefined] is the extensiveness of its coverage of theories of law, society, and law and society. It begins with natural law and culminates in Derridean deconstruction. The other main strength is the way it introduces each chapter with a concrete case study (e.g. apartheid law prohibiting mixed marriages, a case of domestic violence, imposition of the War Measures Act), and then explores what each of the theories canvassed in that chapter can contribute to our understanding of that case. I found this very effective, and could easily see how to structure a lecture around this structure. * David Howes, Concordia University *

About George Pavlich (Professor, Department of Sociology, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta)

George Pavlich is a professor of law and sociology at the University of Alberta. His research interests include social theory and law, socio-legal studies, governance, restorative justice, and theories of crime. In addition to authoring Law and Society Redefined, he has also co-edited (with Myra Hird) Questioning Sociology: Canadian Perspectives (OUP, 2007).

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Law Sui Generis 1: Classical Natural Law 2: Natural Law Theory: Morality and Law 3: Positing Law 4: Realizing Sociological Jurisprudence Part II: Society Sui Generis 5: Durkheim Socializes the Law 6: Law, Ideology, and Revolutionary Social Change 7: Max Weber, Modern Disenchantment, and the Rationalization of Law 8: Critical Confrontations: Law, Race, Gender, and Class Part III: Promising Justice: The Becoming of Law and Society 9: Michel Foucault: The Power of Law and Society 10: Contested Sovereignties, Violence, and Law 11: Just Events: Law and Society Conclusion: After Law and Society?

Additional information

CIN019542980XG
9780195429800
019542980X
Law and Society Redefined by George Pavlich (Professor, Department of Sociology, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta)
Used - Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press, Canada
20100826
256
N/A
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