Locating Law

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Locating Law is written by Elizabeth Comack and published by Halifax, N.S. : Fernwood Pub.. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1552660087 (ISBN 10) and 9781552660089 (ISBN 13).

One of the primary concerns within the sociology of law has been to understand the "law-society" relation. Underlying this concern is the belief that law has a distinctly social basis; it both shapes-and is shaped by-the society in which it operates. The main objective of this book is to explore this law-society relation or, as the title of the book implies, to locate law. We propose that to understand the law-society relation, we need to place law within the nexus of race, class, and gender relations in society. Recognizing that inequalities along race, class, and gender lines exist in society raises important questions: What role has law historically played in generating today's inequalities? Is law part of the "problem" or part of the "solution"? Can we use law as a strategy to achieve meaningful change? These essays will not only assist us in our efforts to locate law, but they are also sure to generate new insights and understandings of the (inter)connections between race, class, and gender. Book jacket.