Sociologists and The Law

SOCIOLOGISTS AND THE LAW Before proceeding with this review of the perspectives of the various academic disciplines, it might be helpful to briefly summarize the views of a leading scholar in the field of legal sociology, Edwin M. Schur, on the issue of why the study of law as a social phenomenon has been generally overlooked by sociologists. Given the importance of law in social life and the existence of a distinctively 'legal' set of …

…institutionalized self-restraint further the cause of legality? STUDY GUIDE ON SOCIOLOGY AND LAW: PART B QUESTIONS 1. What does Black believe to be the proper concern of the sociology of law? 2. a. What is Black's definition of law? b. What does he feel are the advantages of so broad a definition? 3. What is the standard for evaluating the utility of a theory of law? 4. What is the essential difference between Selznick's and Black's point of view?