50-2501 Law and Society

This course examines the structure and function of the law in the United States. Law is examined as a foundational force in the creation of social relationships and values. In turn, political and social trends are forces that challenge the law and influence its evolution into areas like same-sex marriage and drug legalization. Students will be introduced to the way laws are made and enforced in the United States through the understanding that law is by its very nature contextualized within the complex matrix of power and society.

3 Credits
SS