SO350 Law in Society
3 Credits
Examines social scientific understanding of how law is structured, how law functions as a social
institution, and how legal institutions interact with other institutions such as the economy, family,
and criminal justice system as well as with issues of race, class, and gender. The course also explores
how legal institutions use social scientific knowledge. Additionally, attention is aimed at fostering
an appreciation of how legal institutions and their functions vary historically and cross-culturally.
Prerequisite: CJ210.
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