1st Edition

Legal Construct, Social Concept A Macrosociological Perspective on Law

By Larry Barnett Copyright 1993
196 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

Based on sophisticated demographic analysis, Legal Construct, Social Concept argues that legal doctrine on social issues is shaped by the needs and values of society rather than by individuals and interest groups and that it evolves in response to social change but has little impact on that change. The book also explains why a substantial body of social science research has found that although... Read more
PrefaceA Note on Citation Style1 Introduction2 The Thesis3 Gender4 Age5 Contraception and Abortion6 Euthanasia7 Issues for Research and TheoryIndex

Biography

Larry Barnett