An Introduction to the Sociology of Law

Nicholas S. Timasheff

Transaction Publishers - 418 pages

Contents

• THE SOCIOLOGICAL PLACE OF LAW: 3
• THE PLACE OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF LAW IN SCIENCE: 19
• THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIOL: 44
• THE ETHICAL GROUP CONVICTION: 67
• The influence of the recognition on ones own behavior: 91
• Retributive emotions and dispositions: 95
• The roots of retributive emotions: 98
• Retributive tendencies and the triumph of ethics: 102
• Social pressure Bibliographical note: 111
• CHANGES IN ETHICS 1 Introduction 2 From revenge to retribution: 112
• The evidence of child psychology: 115
• The selection of best ways: 117
• The radiation: 125
• Harmful customs: 126
• Abstract changes in ethical rules: 127
• Changes in the ethical behavior: 128
• Bibliographical note: 132
• DIFFERENTIATION OF ETHICS 1 The branches of ethics: 135
• The gamut of definitions 3 Morals: 137
• Custom: 147
• The rôle of custom in modern life: 148
• The rules of games: 154
• Negative ethical conflicts: 155
• Positive ethical conflicts: 159
• The settlement of ethical conflicts: 162
• Bibliographical note: 165
• PART III: 169
• POWER EQUILIBRIUM 1 Introduction: 171
• Polarization: 173
• The introspective aspect of power: 177
• The behavioristic aspect of power: 179
• The reality of power: 184
• The power defense system: 187
• The social functions of power Bibliographical note PAGE: 191
• Personal and transpersonal domination: 203
• Legal and despotical power: 209
• Hierarchies of power structures: 217
• Bibliographical note: 219
• CHANGES IN POWER 1 The temporal identity of power structures: 222
• The growth of power structures: 223
• The growth of power structures continued: 225
• Tendencies in the development of power structures: 229
• The hierarchization of power structures: 231
• The limits of the processes 7 The decay of power structures: 234
• The struggle for power: 238
• Bibliographical note: 241
• 85: 242
• PART IV: 243
• legal rules are recognized by groupmembers: 248
• legal rules are obeyed by groupmembers: 252
• legal rules are recognized by rulers: 259
• legal rules are supported by rulers: 263
• Law as a social force: 267
• The types of behavior determined by: 269
• Bibliographical note: 270
• CHANGES IN LAW 222 245 273 1 Introduction: 273
• Prelegal social fields: 274
• Primitive: 275
• Power as the factor of differentiation: 281
• From primitive to mature: 284
• Mature law 7 The legality of the changes in law 8 The extralegal forms of change in law Bibliographical note: 298
• DIFFERENTIATION AND INTEGRATION OF LAW: 301
• I12 135: 312
• Introduction 2 State: 324
• 171: 325
• THE INTEGRATION OF LAW IN CULTURE: 326
• THE VINDICATION OF LAW: 367
• GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY: 381
• INDEX OF AUTHORS: 405
• Autonomous law 4 Customary: 412

Bibliographic information

• Title: An Introduction to the Sociology of Law; Law and society series
• Author: Nicholas S. Timasheff
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• ISBN: 1412826578, 9781412826570
• Length: 418 pages