02971nam 2200613 450 991082764570332120230126213057.090-04-28121-510.1163/9789004281219(CKB)3710000000456014(EBL)2144882(SSID)ssj0001530608(PQKBManifestationID)12621476(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001530608(PQKBWorkID)11532646(PQKB)10250803(MiAaPQ)EBC2144882(OCoLC)892162276(nllekb)BRILL9789004281219(EXLCZ)99371000000045601420150824h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExplaining law macrosociological theory and empirical evidence /by Larry D. BarnettLeiden, Netherlands ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :Brill,2015.©20151 online resource (350 p.)International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology,0074-8684 ;Volume 124Includes indexes.90-04-28120-7 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Preliminary Material -- A Macrosociological Approach to Concepts and Doctrines of Law -- Law on Abortion -- “Three-Strikes” Law -- Law on Divorce in Western Europe -- Mutual Fund Regulation in Europe -- The Social Footing of the Great Recession -- Moving Forward -- Author Index -- Subject Index.Sociologist-lawyer Larry D. Barnett advances the macrosociological thesis that, in nations that are structurally complex and democratically governed, concepts and doctrines of law on society-central social activities are fashioned by society-level conditions, not by particular (or even prominent) individuals. Because a substantial body of social science research has found that law in a modern nation does not have a large, permanent effect on the frequency of such activities, the book contends that the content of law on the activities is a product, not a determinant, of the society in which the law exists. Explaining Law bolsters this contention with several original studies, and illustrates types of quantitative evidence that can be used to build a macrosociological theory of law.International studies in sociology and social anthropology ;Volume 124.LawSocial aspectsUnited StatesSociological jurisprudenceMacrosociologySocial changeLawSocial aspectsSociological jurisprudence.Macrosociology.Social change.340.115Barnett Larry D.849777MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827645703321Explaining law3981248UNINA