The Social Context of Law

Provides readers with a clear understanding of the interrelationship between law and society by addressing issues such as: How do social conditions affect the law? How do social ideas affect the law? What is the influence of people on the law? The central themes of the text emphasize the relationship of social conditions, social ideas and people to the creation, interpretation and use of law. These three concepts are further used to illustrate how law is formulated in a cross-cultural context, as well as within the confines of gender, race and social class. Examines the professions within the legal system by looking at the tasks associated with each profession. Suitable for professionals within the legal system .