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  2. Sociology of law - Wikipedia

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    The sociology of law, legal sociology, or law and society, is often described as a sub-discipline of sociology or an interdisciplinary approach within legal studies. [1] Some see sociology of law as belonging "necessarily" to the field of sociology, [ 2 ] but others tend to consider it a field of research caught up between the disciplines of ...

  3. Legal behavior - Wikipedia

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    In 1976, theoretical sociologist Donald Black introduced a general sociological theory of law in his book The Behavior of Law. The theory exemplified Black's sociological paradigm known as pure sociology. [1] [2] A central aspect of this paradigm was the reconceptualization of human behavior as the behavior of social life.

  4. Legal pluralism - Wikipedia

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    In legal anthropology and sociology, following research that noted that much social interaction is determined by rules outside of the law and that several such "legal orders" could exist in one country, John Griffiths, made a strong argument for the study of these social systems of rules and how they interact with the law itself, which came to ...

  5. Crime - Wikipedia

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    The exact definition of crime is a philosophical issue without an agreed upon answer. Fields such as law, politics, sociology, and psychology define crime in different ways. [6] Crimes may be variously considered as wrongs against individuals, against the community, or against the state. [7]

  6. Legal socialization - Wikipedia

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    The authors: Chantal Kourilsky-Augeven believe pre-eminence previously given to the transmission processes of values, norms and behavioural models should be renounced in favour of a definition of legal socialisation during childhood and adolescence, from the perspective of the subject playing an active part; Law must be considered as a ...

  7. Explainer-What is the state of Bolsonaro's legal trouble in ...

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    Brazilian police released a report on Thursday formally accusing former President Jair Bolsonaro, an icon of the global far-right movement, of plotting a coup attempt to stop rival Luiz Inacio ...

  8. Conflict theories - Wikipedia

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    Conflict theories are perspectives in political philosophy and sociology which argue that individuals and groups (social classes) within society interact on the basis of conflict rather than agreement, while also emphasizing social psychology, historical materialism, power dynamics, and their roles in creating power structures, social movements, and social arrangements within a society.

  9. This is the year the legal and political lives of Trump have been on a collision course. The only difference is, now the side that’s feeling the burn is his own team.