Law and society
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Steven E. Barkan.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780131946606
Subjects: Law -- Social aspects -- United States; Sociological jurisprudence
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-316) and index.
Table of contents: title: The social nature and significance of law; title: Understanding law and society; title: Families and types of law; title: Law and dispute processing; title: Law and social control; title: Law and social change; title: Law and inequality; title: The legal profession; title: Courts and juries.