Due
October 28
Background:
Review Galanter, Taub and Schneider, Heinz and Laumann,
Kennedy, and Erlanger for ideas about how law leads to
inequality. Look at the readings as a whole, as opposed
to focusing one one part of one article. Identify key themes
and look for internet content that will help you gain a
deeper perspective on the issues raised by these readings.
Remember to reference these readings and applicable internet
or other content in your response to the following question.
The question:
How does law, and the structure of the justice system,
replicate hierarchy? In what ways is this process hidden?
In what ways are we (the general population) coerced into
believing that law is "neutral."
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As a reminder, here are instructions from the course
outline:
Essays
should have sufficient breadth and depth to indicate
more than a passing awareness of the issues raised in
the questions. Grading will be determined based on the
thoroughness of response and the ability to properly
apply knowledge gained through reading the text. Essays
should be "term paper quality." Pay attention
to spelling, sentence and paragraph structure, organization,
and citations. Your papers should use APA style , which
is described in the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (5th edition, 2001). Questions typically contain multiple parts. This is not
done to make questions more difficult. Multiple parts are
recommended to provide guidance that will lead to a high
quality answer. Remember to address each section but do
not assume that the ideas raised in each section are the
only issues to be addressed in your response.
Completed
essays should be e-mailed to mentor@nmsu.edu. Although
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