SOCIOLOGY OF LAW EXAM 1
Sociologistsnjofnjlawnjagreenjon:nj-njanswer--
Thenjexaminationnjofnjlawnjasnjbothnjanjdependentnjandnjindependentnjfactornjofnjsocialnjcon
ditions
Thenjunderstandingnjofnjlawnjwithinnjthenjsocialnjcontextnjinnjwhichnjitnjoperates
Thenjempiricalnjverificationnjofnjsociologicalnjclaimsnjonnjthenjconsequencesnjofnjlegalnjdeci
sions
SociologynjofnjLawnjisnjconcernednjwith:nj-njanswer--
Whatnjpeoplenjdonjwithnjandnjtonjeachnjothernjwhennjtheynjinteractnjinnjsituationsnjtheynjdefin
enjasnj"law"
ChoosenjthenjINCORRECTnjstatementnjregardingnjcomparisonnjbetweennjthenjsociologic
alnjandnjlegalnjapproachesnjtonjthenjstudynjofnjlaw:nj-njanswer--
Socialnjscientistsnjhavenjagreementnjonnjthenjdefinitionnjofnjlawnjwhilenjlawyersnjdonjnotnjagr
eenjonnjone
ThenjDIFFERENCEnjbetweennjlegalnjformalismnjandnjlegalnjrealismnjisnjthat:nj-njanswer--
Formalismnjisnjconcernednjwithnjthenjphilosophicalnjrigorsnjofnjlegalnjreasoning,njwhilenjRea
lismnjfocusesnjonnjthenjsocialnjimplicationsnjofnjlaw
LegalnjRealismnjandnjSociologicalnjJurisprudencenjhavenjinnjcommonnjthenjconcernnjonnjth
enjconsequencesnjofnjlegalnjdecisions:nj-njanswer--TRUE
WhichnjofnjthenjfollowingnjisnjNOTnjanjrecognizednjfamilynjofnjlegalnjsystems:nj-njanswer--
Internationalnjlaw
Malinowskinjarguesnjthatnjlawnjisnjmostlynjfoundnjinnjsimplernjsocieties:nj-njanswer--true
ChoosenjthenjCORRECTnjstatement:nj-njanswer--
CasenjlawnjandnjCommonnjlawnjinvolvenjcourtnjdecisions
Thenjpartiesnjinnjanjcriminalnjlawnjcasenjare:nj-njanswer--Thenjsuspectnjandnjthenjstate
Anjtortnjisnjanjviolationnjofnjpublicnjlaw:nj-njanswer--False
Accordingnjtonjthenjdictionary,njlawnjconsistsnjofnjrulesnjandnjregulationsnjaboutnjsocialnjbeh
aviornj-njanswer--True
AccordingnjtonjJusticenjOlivernjW.njHolmes,njlawnjisnjjudge-
made.njSelectnjthenjCORRECTnjinferencenjfromnjthisnjstatement:nj-njanswer--
Courtnjdecisionsnjreflectnjlegalnjprecedentnjdeemednjpertinentnjbynjthenjjudge
, AnjcriticalnjdifferencenjbetweennjBohannan'snjandnjMalinowski'snjviewsnjonnjlawnjisnjthat:nj-
njanswer--
Malinowski'snjdefinitionnjofnjlawnjdoesnjnotnjconcernnjwithnjthenjreinsitutionalizationnjofnjcus
tomsnjwhereasnjBohannan'snjdefinitionnjdoes
MaxnjWeber'snjdefinitionnjofnjrationalnjlawnjrejectsnjthenjnotionnjofnjlawnjasnjanjculturalnjuniver
sal:nj-njanswer--true
CoercionnjisnjanjcommonnjfeaturenjinnjthenjconceptnjofnjlawnjrespectivelynjheldnjbynjHoebelnj
andnjMaxnjWeber:nj-njanswer--true
ThenjargumentnjthatnjLawnjisnjatnjvariancenjwithnjsocialnjdevelopmentnjisnjfoundnjinnjthenjthe
oriesnjonnjlawnjandnjsocietynjby:nj-njanswer--Durkheim
Marxistnjtheoriesnjonnjlawnjonlynjaccountnjfornjthenjsocialnjrootsnjofnjlaw:nj-njanswer--false
AccordingnjtonjEmilenjDurkheim'snjtheorynjofnjlegalnjdevelopment:nj-njanswer--
Thenjdivisionnjofnjlabornjpromotesnjthenjdevelopmentnjofnjcontractualnjlaw
Thenjrisenjofnjindividualismnjisnjreflectednjinnjthenjemphasisnjfornjrestitutionnjinnjmodernnjlega
lnjsystems
Contractualnjlawnjisnjanjmeansnjfornjorganicnjsolidarity
ThenjdefinitionnjofnjlawnjbynjDonaldnjBlacknjandnjMaxnjWebernjdonjnotnjincludenjthenjfollowin
g:nj-njanswer--Thenjideanjthatnjallnjcommunitynjmembersnjarenjlawnjagents
AccordingnjtonjMedcalf'snjdefinitionnjofnjlaw:nj-njanswer--
Whatnjisnjlegalnjfornjsomenjmaynjnotnjbenjdeemednjlegalnjbynjothers
Lawnjisnjanjmatternjofnjdefinitionnjofnjthenjsituation
Choosenjthenjstatementnjthatnjillustratesnjthenjsimilaritynjbetweennjstructural-
functionalistnjandnjconflictnjtheorynjregardingnjthenjlaw-societynjrelationship:nj-njanswer--
Bothnjagreenjonnjthenjconsequencesnjofnjlaw
nj Bothnjconsidernjlawnjtonjbenjinterrelatednjtonjthenjsocietalnjwhole
Symbolicnjinteractionnjandnjconflictnjtheorynjhavenjinnjcommon:nj-njanswer--
Thenjassumptionnjthatnjpatternsnjofnjsocial-legalnjrelationshipsnjarenjconstantlynjchanging
ComparisonnjbetweennjInstrumentalnjandnjStructuralnjMarxistnjargumentsnjaboutnjlawnjsu
ggestsnjthat:nj-njanswer--
Instrumentalistsnjemphasizenjthenjsubordinatenjrolenjofnjgovernmentnjtonjeconomicnjintere
stsnjwhereasnjstructuralistsnjdonjnotnjseenjthenjstatenjasnjsuch
Thenjlatternjdiffernjfromnjinstrumentalistsnjonnjaccountingnjfornjthenjneednjofnjthenjstatenjtonjm
aintainnjandnjprotectnjitsnjownnjlegitimacynjvis-s-visnjeconomicnjinterestnjgroups
Sociologistsnjofnjlawnjagreenjon:nj-njanswer--
Thenjexaminationnjofnjlawnjasnjbothnjanjdependentnjandnjindependentnjfactornjofnjsocialnjcon
ditions
Thenjunderstandingnjofnjlawnjwithinnjthenjsocialnjcontextnjinnjwhichnjitnjoperates
Thenjempiricalnjverificationnjofnjsociologicalnjclaimsnjonnjthenjconsequencesnjofnjlegalnjdeci
sions
SociologynjofnjLawnjisnjconcernednjwith:nj-njanswer--
Whatnjpeoplenjdonjwithnjandnjtonjeachnjothernjwhennjtheynjinteractnjinnjsituationsnjtheynjdefin
enjasnj"law"
ChoosenjthenjINCORRECTnjstatementnjregardingnjcomparisonnjbetweennjthenjsociologic
alnjandnjlegalnjapproachesnjtonjthenjstudynjofnjlaw:nj-njanswer--
Socialnjscientistsnjhavenjagreementnjonnjthenjdefinitionnjofnjlawnjwhilenjlawyersnjdonjnotnjagr
eenjonnjone
ThenjDIFFERENCEnjbetweennjlegalnjformalismnjandnjlegalnjrealismnjisnjthat:nj-njanswer--
Formalismnjisnjconcernednjwithnjthenjphilosophicalnjrigorsnjofnjlegalnjreasoning,njwhilenjRea
lismnjfocusesnjonnjthenjsocialnjimplicationsnjofnjlaw
LegalnjRealismnjandnjSociologicalnjJurisprudencenjhavenjinnjcommonnjthenjconcernnjonnjth
enjconsequencesnjofnjlegalnjdecisions:nj-njanswer--TRUE
WhichnjofnjthenjfollowingnjisnjNOTnjanjrecognizednjfamilynjofnjlegalnjsystems:nj-njanswer--
Internationalnjlaw
Malinowskinjarguesnjthatnjlawnjisnjmostlynjfoundnjinnjsimplernjsocieties:nj-njanswer--true
ChoosenjthenjCORRECTnjstatement:nj-njanswer--
CasenjlawnjandnjCommonnjlawnjinvolvenjcourtnjdecisions
Thenjpartiesnjinnjanjcriminalnjlawnjcasenjare:nj-njanswer--Thenjsuspectnjandnjthenjstate
Anjtortnjisnjanjviolationnjofnjpublicnjlaw:nj-njanswer--False
Accordingnjtonjthenjdictionary,njlawnjconsistsnjofnjrulesnjandnjregulationsnjaboutnjsocialnjbeh
aviornj-njanswer--True
AccordingnjtonjJusticenjOlivernjW.njHolmes,njlawnjisnjjudge-
made.njSelectnjthenjCORRECTnjinferencenjfromnjthisnjstatement:nj-njanswer--
Courtnjdecisionsnjreflectnjlegalnjprecedentnjdeemednjpertinentnjbynjthenjjudge
, AnjcriticalnjdifferencenjbetweennjBohannan'snjandnjMalinowski'snjviewsnjonnjlawnjisnjthat:nj-
njanswer--
Malinowski'snjdefinitionnjofnjlawnjdoesnjnotnjconcernnjwithnjthenjreinsitutionalizationnjofnjcus
tomsnjwhereasnjBohannan'snjdefinitionnjdoes
MaxnjWeber'snjdefinitionnjofnjrationalnjlawnjrejectsnjthenjnotionnjofnjlawnjasnjanjculturalnjuniver
sal:nj-njanswer--true
CoercionnjisnjanjcommonnjfeaturenjinnjthenjconceptnjofnjlawnjrespectivelynjheldnjbynjHoebelnj
andnjMaxnjWeber:nj-njanswer--true
ThenjargumentnjthatnjLawnjisnjatnjvariancenjwithnjsocialnjdevelopmentnjisnjfoundnjinnjthenjthe
oriesnjonnjlawnjandnjsocietynjby:nj-njanswer--Durkheim
Marxistnjtheoriesnjonnjlawnjonlynjaccountnjfornjthenjsocialnjrootsnjofnjlaw:nj-njanswer--false
AccordingnjtonjEmilenjDurkheim'snjtheorynjofnjlegalnjdevelopment:nj-njanswer--
Thenjdivisionnjofnjlabornjpromotesnjthenjdevelopmentnjofnjcontractualnjlaw
Thenjrisenjofnjindividualismnjisnjreflectednjinnjthenjemphasisnjfornjrestitutionnjinnjmodernnjlega
lnjsystems
Contractualnjlawnjisnjanjmeansnjfornjorganicnjsolidarity
ThenjdefinitionnjofnjlawnjbynjDonaldnjBlacknjandnjMaxnjWebernjdonjnotnjincludenjthenjfollowin
g:nj-njanswer--Thenjideanjthatnjallnjcommunitynjmembersnjarenjlawnjagents
AccordingnjtonjMedcalf'snjdefinitionnjofnjlaw:nj-njanswer--
Whatnjisnjlegalnjfornjsomenjmaynjnotnjbenjdeemednjlegalnjbynjothers
Lawnjisnjanjmatternjofnjdefinitionnjofnjthenjsituation
Choosenjthenjstatementnjthatnjillustratesnjthenjsimilaritynjbetweennjstructural-
functionalistnjandnjconflictnjtheorynjregardingnjthenjlaw-societynjrelationship:nj-njanswer--
Bothnjagreenjonnjthenjconsequencesnjofnjlaw
nj Bothnjconsidernjlawnjtonjbenjinterrelatednjtonjthenjsocietalnjwhole
Symbolicnjinteractionnjandnjconflictnjtheorynjhavenjinnjcommon:nj-njanswer--
Thenjassumptionnjthatnjpatternsnjofnjsocial-legalnjrelationshipsnjarenjconstantlynjchanging
ComparisonnjbetweennjInstrumentalnjandnjStructuralnjMarxistnjargumentsnjaboutnjlawnjsu
ggestsnjthat:nj-njanswer--
Instrumentalistsnjemphasizenjthenjsubordinatenjrolenjofnjgovernmentnjtonjeconomicnjintere
stsnjwhereasnjstructuralistsnjdonjnotnjseenjthenjstatenjasnjsuch
Thenjlatternjdiffernjfromnjinstrumentalistsnjonnjaccountingnjfornjthenjneednjofnjthenjstatenjtonjm
aintainnjandnjprotectnjitsnjownnjlegitimacynjvis-s-visnjeconomicnjinterestnjgroups
