Society and Law

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<span>Society and Law</span><span> addresses the social context of law, the legal structure, and the relationships between society and law. The goal of this text is to help undergraduate students gain an understanding of the significant role law plays in our everyday lives and in larger society. It covers emerging theories and ideas from innovative fields such as critical legal studies, feminist jurisprudence, critical race theories, and intersectionality.</span><span>Society& Law</span><span> summarizes the material as succinctly as possible, incorporating examples of new laws, changes in laws, and legal cases that interest college students and help them connect the material to their own lives. The law can be fascinating, frustrating, and even funny.</span><span>Society& Law</span><span> presents these various aspects of the law in readable, understandable, and interesting ways.<br><br></span><span>Features:</span><br><br><ul><li><span>Student-oriented pedagogy includes key terms and a complete glossary, chapter summaries, critical thinking questions, and movie suggestions</span></li><li><span>Case-in-Point</span><span> boxes provide extended examples that illustrate key points</span></li><li><span>Legalese</span><span> boxes define legal terminology</span></li><li><span>Sidebar</span><span> boxes provide additional information about select concepts</span></li></ul>

Autorenportrait

<span>Karen E. Hayden</span><span> is professor and chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts. She teaches and writes about society and law, girls, women, and crime, images of rural people and places in popular culture, and rural crime.</span>

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